Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell lambasted a performer's decision to cancel an annual Christmas Eve jazz concert, following the addition of President Donald Trump's name to the Washington, DC, arts venue. In a letter, first obtained and published by the Associated Press on Friday, Grenell sharply criticizes jazz artist Chuck Redd's actions and praises Trump for his leadership as the center's chairman " a role the president's handpicked board elected him to early in his second term after he ousted his predecessor.