After virtually a decade of working because the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden has been faraway from her position by the Trump administration after making historical past as being the primary African American lady within the position. This correspondence occurred late final week by way of e mail to Hayden by deputy director of presidential personnel, Trent Morse in response to CBS Information.
Democratic leaders instantly took to the media to answer what they imagine is an unjust firing, together with Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Joseph Morelle, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries. Every has publicly condemned the Trump administration for its resolution and believes that Hayden’s service to the neighborhood has been generationally impactful in a constructive approach.
Hayden joins an extended checklist of African American officers which have additionally been fired from their roles for the reason that Trump administration together with Alvin Brown who served as a member on the Nationwide Transportation Security Board (NTSB), Common Telita Crosland who served as Director of the Protection Well being Company, and Charlotte Burrows who served as Chair of the Equal Employment Alternative Fee (EEOC) to call a number of.
This string of firings, Hayden’s specifically, might additionally doubtlessly be tied to the efforts of conservative supported group, the American Accountability Basis (AAF) after its point out of her in an extended checklist of presidency staff who’ve been alleged to have opposition or might trigger points in direction of finishing up the agenda set forth by President Trump and his administration.
“The present #LibrarianOfCongress Carla Hayden is woke, anti-Trump, and promotes trans-ing youngsters […] It’s time to get a brand new man for the job,” the AAF posted on their X account only a day earlier than the announcement of Hayden’s firing. The submit additionally steered that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has been clear and vocal about his assist of President Trump and his ideologies, ought to take Hayden’s position.
In an official assertion from White Home press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, she defined that President Trump was “properly inside his proper” to take away Hayden from her position after believing that the books she was allowed to be positioned within the library have been inappropriate, are in assist of a DEI agenda, and will not be within the curiosity of American taxpayers.
Up to now, no everlasting new rent for the position has been made, however it is going to be decided by the Trump administration because the company awaits what their subsequent steps could appear like. Within the meantime, a veteran of the Library of Congress and the principal deputy librarian, Robert Newlen, is in Hayden’s position.