Source: Politics<\/p>\n
Within the Trump administration, Richard Grenell is a jack of all trades. When he\u2019s not acting in a diplomatic capacity as special presidential envoy, he\u2019s also running one of Washington’s most esteemed arts institutions, the Kennedy Center. \u201cEveryone should be welcome. No one should be booed. No one should be banned,\u201d Grenell tells Politico\u2019s Dasha Burns in a wide-ranging interview in the Kennedy Center\u2019s Grand Foyer. Grenell explains why he thinks \u201cthe intolerance is coming from the left,\u201d and why \u201cthe gay community has to police itself\u201d at Pride parades. Grenell also sheds light on the Trump administration\u2019s talks with Russia, immigration enforcement, his potential run for California Governor, and his friendship with First Lady Melania Trump.<\/p>\n
Grenell also responds to reports that ticket sales and subscriptions have dropped at the Kennedy Center. Grenell calls those reports \u201cwrong.\u201d Read the statements from the Kennedy Center\u2019s CFO here<\/a> and its SVP of Marketing here.<\/a><\/p>\n Plus, senior political reporter Melanie Mason joins Burns to talk about the immigration protests in Los Angeles and how California Governor Gavin Newsom is leading the fight against President Trump\u2019s military intervention. <\/p>\n Listen and subscribe to The Conversation with Dasha Burns on YouTube<\/a>, Apple Podcasts<\/a>, Spotify<\/a> or wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n