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,

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.

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.

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