Defiant tour guide spills details on declining Kennedy Center: ‘Now it’s a black hole’

reshaped the center’s identity as well. David Rubenstein, the billionaire philanthropist who chaired the board and helped fund its expansion, was replaced by Trump himself as chairman — and took his financial backing with him when he departed.

Even the center’s donor spaces tell a political story. One lounge, originally named for a 2011 gift from a continue reading …