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

"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,

A new board of Trump allies makes him chairman of the Kennedy Center and fires the arts organization's longtime leader, Deborah Rutter.

President Trump said Wednesday that he’d been “unanimously” elected to lead the board of the Kennedy Center, completing his takeover of the Washington, D.C. cultural center. The move, which the president announced on his social media site Truth Social,

Artists including actress and writer Issa Rae and television producer Shonda Rhimes have cut ties with the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump took over as chairman Wednesday, days after he announced a plan to terminate the organization’s board.

The Kennedy Center was created by bipartisan legislation signed by former President Eisenhower in 1958. President Trump appointed himself and members of his administration to the board.

Shonda Rhimes, who had been treasurer of the Kennedy Center, has resigned from the board following Donald Trump’s takeover of the arts institution. “Please be advised that as of today, Shonda Rhimes has resigned from the board of the Kennedy Center,

President Donald Trump becoming chair of the Kennedy Center was Shonda Rhimes’ cue to resign from the art center’s board.

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.

Feb. 7, Trump announced his plans to replace former chair David M. Rubenstein as well as other board of trustee members

Shonda Rhimes resigned from the Kennedy Center Board Wednesday. The Grey's Anatomy showrunner and Shondaland CEO was also treasurer of the arts institution. Her resignation follows President Trump's post on Truth Social saying that he had been elected chair of the Kennedy Center.