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Democratic leaders erupted precocious Thursday aft it was reported that President Trump had abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
Hayden was notified of her firing successful an email precocious Thursday from the White House's Presidential Personnel Office, according to an email seen by The Associated Press.
"Carla," the email reportedly began. "On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I americium penning to pass you that your presumption arsenic the Librarian of Congress is terminated effectual immediately. Thank you for your service."
Nominated by erstwhile President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate successful 2016, Hayden, whose word was acceptable to expire adjacent year, was the archetypal pistillate and the archetypal African American successful the role. Advocates praised her tenure for helping to modernize the Library and marque it much accessible with initiatives successful agrarian communities and online.
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Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden arrives astatine the presumption of the Gershwin Prize, to beryllium awarded to Joni Mitchell astatine DAR Constitution Hall successful Washington March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
But Hayden had travel nether occurrence from the blimpish advocacy radical American Accountability Foundation, which accused her and different room leaders of promoting children's books with "radical" contented and literate worldly authored by Trump opponents.
Earlier Thursday, conscionable hours earlier the firing was made public, AAF derided Hayden connected X arsenic "woke" and "anti-Trump," accusing her of promoting "trans-kids."
"It's clip to get her OUT and prosecute a caller feline for the job!" the radical wrote.
In a follow-up station connected X, the radical celebrated quality of Hayden's firing, thanking President Trump.
Hayden’s reported firing ignited the fury of salient Democratic leaders, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
Jeffries applauded Hayden arsenic "an accomplished, principled and distinguished Librarian of Congress."
"Donald Trump's unjust determination to occurrence Dr. Hayden successful an email sent by a random governmental hack is simply a disgrace and the latest successful his ongoing effort to prohibition books, whitewash American past and crook backmost the clock," Jeffries said.
The Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building is connected First Street SE successful Washington, D.C. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)
"Enough is enough," Schumer said, calling Hayden a "trailblazer, a scholar, and a nationalist servant of the highest order."
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., said Hayden was "callously fired" by Trump and demanded an explanation.
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"Hayden, has spent her full vocation serving radical — from helping kids larn to work to protecting immoderate of our nation's astir precious treasures," said Rep. Joseph Morelle of New York, the apical Democrat connected the House Administration Committee that oversees the Library.
New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich, the apical Democrat connected the Senate sheet that oversees backing for the library, said the firing, was "taking his battle connected America's libraries to a caller level."
"Dr. Hayden has devoted her vocation to making speechmaking and the pursuit of cognition disposable to everyone," helium said.
President Donald Trump, left, and archetypal woman Melania Trump be the nationalist supplication work astatine the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Library of Congress holds a immense postulation of the nation's books and history, which it makes disposable to the nationalist and lawmakers. It houses the papers of astir 2 twelve presidents and much than 3 twelve Supreme Court justices. It besides has collections of uncommon books, prints and photographs, arsenic good arsenic troves of euphony and invaluable artifacts.
Robert Newlen, the main lawman librarian, said helium would service arsenic acting librarian of Congress "until further instruction" successful a abstracted email seen by the AP.
"I committedness to support everyone informed," helium wrote to colleagues.
Hayden’s firing comes arsenic the Trump medication has been purging officials seen arsenic not aligning with the president’s docket – from the Justice Department to the Pentagon and beyond.
Earlier Thursday, Cameron Hamilton, the acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was fired conscionable 1 time aft telling lawmakers that dismantling the bureau – arsenic President Trump has projected – is simply a atrocious move.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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