Kennedy Center board member knocks Sen Whitehouse for ignoring invites as Dem feuds with Trump-run landmark

FIRST ON FOX — A member of the Kennedy Center's board of trustees called out Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., who continues to level "mismanagement" allegations while refusing to accept multiple invitations for in-person meetings."Given that Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Matt Floca's several good-faith invitations for an in-person meeting to address your concerns have gone repeatedly ignored, it appears that written correspondence is your preferred method of communication," Kennedy Center board member Brian Ballard wrote to Whitehouse on Wednesday in a letter obtained by Fox News Digital."The current leadership of the Kennedy Center has on several occasions provided our board with a transparent and thorough assessment of the scope of work needed to address the Center's decades of deferred maintenance, including well-documented systemic deterioration and public safety hazards.

It is my informed opinion that this work cannot be completed safely, or efficiently, around a fully operating public building.I do not believe a board acting responsibly could currently conclude that such an approach is the more prudent course," Ballard told the senator.KENNEDY CENTER DISPUTES ALLEGATIONS ON CONTRACTOR BIDS DESPITE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S CLAIMSA board member of the Kennedy Center called out Democratic Rhode Island Sen.

Sheldon Whitehouse for ignoring invitations for an in-person meeting as he levels "mismanagement" allegations.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)Ballard insisted to Whitehouse that the Kennedy Center's Audit and Finance Committee regularly meets "contrary to your assertion." He also disputed Whitehouse's claim that the "suspension of guided tours that put the consequences of recent mismanagement on full display," telling him that tours were only halted for five days "in part due to administrative management conducting a review of campus-wide tour routes to ensure they provide the best possible experience for visitors and was scheduled to overlap with ...