After announcing plans last weekto gut the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, President Trump was officially elected chairman of the arts and culture hub Wednesday by a board made up largely of his new appointees.

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.

The actress, comedian and television producer was the first major artist to say Thursday that she was backing out of a Kennedy Center engagement, canceling her sold-out