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!

Trump posted on Truth Social that he had been elected chair of the Kennedy Center. President Deborah F. Rutter has also departed the institution, as has Renée Fleming and Shonda Rhimes.