"When you look at what they said that they were going to do, which was to fix the Kennedy Center, they were getting federal dollars to maintain the building. They were not maintaining the building. After 10 years of all of that, the place was literally falling apart."
"I actually think people should go to prison for the deferred maintenance on the Kennedy Center."
"The sewer system would back up, pipes would burst. I arrived, and we didn't even have the fountains out front that were able to work, because they were going down into the parking garage and flooding the parking garage."
"Lawsuits from the ceiling falling on cars. Every time there was rain, it poured in through the roof."
Ric Grenell criticized the previous administration for neglecting the Kennedy Center, claiming it was a financial and structural disaster when he took over. He stated that federal funds were mismanaged, leading to severe maintenance issues. Grenell emphasized the dire state of the facility, mentioning problems like a failing sewer system and flooding. He suggested that those accountable for the deferred maintenance should be imprisoned, highlighting the extent of the neglect during the years leading up to his tenure.
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