Ms. Rae said that she was canceling an upcoming appearance at the center because of an “infringement” on its values. Renée Fleming, Ben Folds and Shonda Rhimes all left posts there.

Musician Ben Folds, who’d been serving as an artistic adviser to the National Symphony Orchestra, and who announced his resignation on Instagram with a “Not for me.” See also TV hitmaker Shonda Rhimes,

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.