Shonda Rhimes and Ben Folds have resigned from their roles at the Kennedy Center as President Donald Trump takes over as chairman.

Winston-Salem native Ben Folds said on a social media post Wednesday that he is ending his ties with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after learning that President Donald Trump has been named chairman of the venerable performing arts center.

"Given the developments at the Kennedy Center, effective today I am resigning as artistic advisor to the NSO. Not for me," the Ben Folds Five frontman wrote.

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"Not for me," Folds wrote in his resignation announcement. As President Donald Trump takes power at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, several creatives are stepping back. On Wednesday,

The board of the Kennedy Center has historically been bipartisan, but Pres. Trump fired members appointed by former Pres. Joe Biden and installed his own.

Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes and singer-songwriter Ben Folds are among the first to flee their positions at the Kennedy Center after President Trump installed himself as chairman of the board and started to clean house.

Shonda Rhimes and Ben Folds have stepped down from their positions at the Kennedy Center amid a wave of resignations after president Donald Trump was elected chair of the iconic institution’s board. The board of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted on Wednesday to confirm Trump’s appointment.

"Mostly, and above all, I will miss the musicians of our nation's symphony orchestra — just the best!" Folds wrote

As Donald Trump and Elon Musk run rampant over Washington, a lot of people have been fired or resigned. That number now includes Ben Folds. The piano man had been serving as the artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra,

Ben Folds is resigning as artist advisor to the Kennedy Center's National Symphony Orchestra following Donald Trump's decision to install himself as chairman.

Ms. Rae said that she was canceling an upcoming appearance at the center because of an “infringement” of its values. Renée Fleming, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes all left posts there.