David Rubenstein, former husband of the most recent owner of the Anchorage Daily News, has been chairman of the board of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for 14 years.
President Donald Trump says he’s replacing Rubenstein — with himself.
Trump is also replacing other board members, although it’s unclear which ones. He wants the Kennedy Center to reflect a different vision.
“I have decided to immediately terminate multiple individuals from the Board of Trustees, including the Chairman, who do not share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture,” he said. “We will soon announce a new Board, with an amazing Chairman, DONALD J. TRUMP!”
Rubenstein came into prominence in politics as an aide to former President Jimmy Carter.
He devised a way to squeeze money out of Native Corporations after they were created by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. It was a tax loophole — selling net operating losses — and Rubenstein’s method became known as the Great Eskimo Tax Scam.
After making millions of dollars, he started the Carlyle Group, a private equity investment firm, and became one of the wealthiest men in the world.
The Caryle Group is a leader in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) investing. Founder Rubenstein remains one of the most influential men in Washington, D.C., but his ties to Alaska go farther than the Great Eskimo Tax Scam. For a while, the Carlyle Group managed a small portion of the Alaska Permanent Fund.
In 2009, David’s then-wife, Alice Rogoff, purchased the start-up news website the Alaska Dispatch, and later she bought the Anchorage Daily News for $34 million and combined the two publications, before driving the entire enterprise into bankruptcy court in 2017, about the time she and David divorced.
Their daughter, Gabrielle Rubenstein, was appointed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to serve on the board of the Alaska Permanent Fund. She left the board last year after news got out that she was seen to be meddling in the day-to-day business of the Permanent Fund, reaching her hand into specific decision making by the professional staff — not an appropriate thing for a board member.
Before former President Joe Biden left office, he awarded David Rubenstein the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
I’m loving this. Personally I think his plate is full enough, but the comic value of exploding liberals is worth it.
And Trump will soon name himself Principal Ballerina of the Kennedy Center Ballet. I’d pay to watch.
Ide enjoy standing on your throat whidby
Is that this week’s new talking point for the leftist NPCs?
Humor? Don’ quit your day job!
I thought it was pretty funny.
The “Stench” becomes unbearable to those who’s noses are use to “Roses”.
Never,ever,vote Democrat, never.
I think you may have gotten the Medal of Freedom mix up with The Pardon of Freedom.
Alaska has been under attack and exploited by DC since day one of the Biden admin. Nice to have someone fighting for us again, along with Begich. I’m thinking Lisa won’t like this, but she still might be learning.
The Kennedy Center website says he is only moving to the new Kennedy center foundation- presumably more of the great Eskimo tax scam? They ran off with his w**** anyway…
Quote…
“David Rubenstein To Retire As Kennedy Center Chairman”
“FOLLOWING 14-YEAR TENURE,
DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN TO RETIRE AS
KENNEDY CENTER BOARD CHAIR IN JANUARY 2025”
“In 2025, Rubenstein will become head of the newly formed Kennedy Center Foundation, to provide national philanthropic support for the Kennedy Center”
It’s a smoke show….
Rubenstein was set to retire then rescinded his pending retirement when Trump won the election.
And Rod Blagojevich was pardoned. Whiplash. Hope to read about that story here too and the explanation on that one.
I wouldn’t be holding my breath…
Trump acts as chairman for awhile, re-sets the course and gets the Kennedy Center back on track with DEI and woeness floating in its wake. Next? How about Trump appointing Kid Rock for chairman? That will really explode some heads.
He just appointed Richard Grennell! NYT heads exploded. – sd
An interesting side note about the Carlyle Group is its proclivity to hire ex-CIA big shots as CEOs in the past.
Interesting as Rubenstein and his estranged wife and daughter have used their power and influence in a negative way in Alaska . The Carlyle group while investing billions of the people’s permanent fund , refused to loan money for NorthSlope oil extraction . ConocoPhillips is self funded for extraction and works at a snails pace to develop.
I worked on Kuparuk after discovery and during development as a teenager hauling gravel . The discovery to production was less than 40 months . Pikka is in I think the 18th year of development . Oh ya and ConocoPhillips is suing the developers to prevent access to field ? Yep trying to slow down the development . It’s costing time and lots of money to the owners of Pikka . And delaying the states royalty payments on 320,000 barrels per day of production . What you say Gov?
In and around DC , David RubinStein has spent millions on Parks , monuments and some really neat stuff like at Thomas Jefferson’s house . He owns an original copy of the Declaration of Independence . He must of had great parenting and his father was a post man .
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