Béla Fleck Pulls Kennedy Center Performances After Trump Rebrand: ‘Performing There Has Become Charged and Political’

Banjo player Béla Fleck has withdrawn from three dates at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts following Donald Trump’s addition of his own name to the building.

Fleck, who was set to perform with the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO), announced his decision on Instagram, becoming the latest in a growing list of names who have rejected Trump’s meddling with the former Kennedy Center.

“I have withdrawn from my upcoming performance with the NSO at The Kennedy Center,” Fleck wrote on Instagram.