President Trump fires the librarian of the Congress Carla Hayden

Washington (AP) – President Donald Trump fired Congress librarian Carla Hayden, when the White House continues to clean the federal government of those who oppose the president and his agenda.

On late Thursday, Hayden was notified in an e -mail by the President's Personnel of the White House, as can be seen from an e -mail by The Associated Press. From the Senate in 2016 confirmed by the SenateHayden was the first woman and the first African American to be the librarian of the congress.

“Carla”, the e -mail began. “In the name of President Donald J. Trump, I write to inform you that your position as a librarian of the congress will immediately end. Thank you for your service.” A spokesman for the congress library confirmed that the White House of Hayden said she was released.

Hayden, whose 10-year term of office should expire next year Conservative advocacy That had sworn to eradicate those who stood in the way of Trump's agenda. The group of the American Accountability Foundation accused them and other library leaders to promote children's books with “radicals” content and literary materials written by Trump opponents.

“The current #librarianofcongress Carla Hayden has woken up, anti-trump and promotes the transmission of children,” said AAF on his X-account on Thursday, just a few hours before shooting was released. “It's time to get you out and set a new man for the job!”

Everywhere in the government, Trump has beams out of frod, of whom he believes that it does not match his agenda, from the Ministry of Justice to the Pentagon and beyond. Sometimes the shots come after conservative voices that carry out civil servants for criticism.

Former Thursday, the Initiative administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency The day after he had stated that he did not agree to the proposals to dismantle the organization. Trump has proposed that individual states, not the Fema, should take the lead to react to hurricanes, tornados and other crises.

More than half a dozen in the Pentagon Top general officers were released Since January, including the chairman of the joint chiefs, Gen. CQ Brown Jr., the only two women who serve as four-star officers have been released as well as a disproportionate number of other high-ranking female officers.

The unexpected step on Thursday against Hayden was angry with the Democrats of the Congress, which initially revealed the discharge.

“Enough is enough,” said the democratic chairman of the Senate, Chuck Schumer from New York, the Hayden “a” pioneer, a scholar and an official of the highest order “.

Connecticut Rosa Delauro, the Supreme Democrat in the House Appropriations Committee, said that Hayden was “fired wetly” by Trump and called for the government to explain why it was rejected.

“Hayden has spent her entire career to serve people – from children reading reading to the protection of some of the most precious treasures of our nation,” said Rep. Joseph Morelle from New York, the best democrat of the House Administration Committee, who monitors the library.

“She is an American heroine,” he said.

The Congress libraryWith its stately buildings compared to the US Capitol, a large collection of books and history of the nation keeps it Available for the public and legislature. It houses the newspapers of almost two dozen presidents and more than three dozen judges of the Supreme Court.

There are also rare books, prints and photographs. as well as music troops and valuable artifacts – like a flute of President James Madison, that of the singer and Rapper Lizzo played In a performance of 2022 arranged by Hayden.

The democratic leaders praised Hayden, who was the long -time leader of Baltimores library system, for a term of office that was part of the modernization of the library and the modernization of the library Make it more accessible With initiatives in rural communities and online. She is a graduate of Roosevelt University and the University of Chicago.

Hayden's house minority manager Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y., applauded as “an experienced, fundamental and respected librarian of the congress”.

“Donald Trump's unjust decision to dismiss Dr. Hayden in an e -mail sent by a random political hack is a shame and the youngest in his continuous efforts to ban books to ban American history Whitwash history and to turn back the clock,” said Jeffries.

“The library of the congress is the Volksbibliothek. It will be more responsible for this unprecedented attack on the American lifestyle earlier than later later than later later.

The Senator of New Mexico, Martin Heinrich, the top democrat in the Senate Board, which monitors the financing of the library, said the dismissal of which he said at 6:56 p.m. “brought his attack on the American libraries to a new level”.

“Dr. Hayden has dedicated her career to reading and pursuing knowledge for everyone,” he said.

Robert Newlen, the deputy librarian, said that he would act in a separate e -mail that was seen by the AP as the reigning librarian of the congress “until further instruction”.

“I promise to keep everyone up to date,” he wrote to colleagues.

Hayden recently spoke about how libraries changed their own life and opened them for the world.

“Libraries are the great balance,” she posted on X last month during the National Library Week.

“And if you have a free public library in particular,” she said that it is an “opportunity center for people all areas of life, and you give you the opportunity to make decisions about what information, entertainment and inspiration mean for you the most.”