Renée Fleming, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes all left posts at the Kennedy Center after President Trump became chairman and its longtime leaders were fired.

Ben Folds has resigned as artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra as President Donald Trump took charge of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. "Given developments at the Kennedy Center,

Ben Folds resigned from his position as the artistic director of the National Symphony Orchestra after President Donald Trump was elected chair of the Kennedy Center. "Mostly, and above all, I will miss the musicians of our nation's symphony orchestra — just the best!