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,

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,

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

"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.

His resignation comes after President Donald Trump John F. Kennedy Center was named chair of the for the Performing Arts in Washington.

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