Rhimes had been appointed to the board by President Barack Obama and was serving as one of the officers.
Earlier today, Ben Folds announced that he was resigning as artistic adviser of the National Symphony Orchestra.
A couple hours later, Renee Fleming said that she was exiting as artistic adviser at large.
Shonda Rhimes, Kennedy Center in the background and Donald Trump in insetJamie McCarthy / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP / Getty Images
That left only Trump loyalists on the board, and they voted today to make Trump the chairman.
His special envoy, Ric Grenell, is serving as interim president, ousting Deborah Rutter.
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Rhimes exit is not a surprise.
She backed Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.
Trump then declined to attend any of the ceremonies in his four years in office.
