Artists including actress and writer Issa Rae and television producer Shonda Rhimes have cut ties with the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump took over as chairman Wednesday, days after he announced a plan to terminate the organization’s board.

Shonda Rhimes and Ben Folds have resigned from their roles at the Kennedy Center as President Donald Trump takes over as chairman.

Shonda Rhimes has stepped down as treasurer of the Kennedy Center just as Donald Trump named himself the chair of its board. The Golden Globe-winning show creator and writer behind some of the biggest television hits of the last decade,