President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

[babylonsister]

President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
May 9, 20251:18 AM ET
By The Associated Press


WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Thursday as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.

Hayden was notified in an email late Thursday from the White House's Presidential Personnel Office, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press. Confirmed by the Senate to the job in 2016, Hayden was the first woman and the first African American to be librarian of Congress.

"Carla," the email began. "On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as the Librarian of Congress is terminated effective immediately. Thank you for your service." A spokesperson for the Library of Congress confirmed that the White House told Hayden she was dismissed.

Hayden, whose 10-year term was set to expire next year, had come under backlash from a conservative advocacy group that had vowed to root out those standing in the way of Trump's agenda. The group, American Accountability Foundation, accused her and other library leaders of promoting children's books with "radical" content and literary material authored by Trump opponents.

"The current #LibrarianOfCongress Carla Hayden is woke, anti-Trump, and promotes trans-ing kids," AAF said on its X account earlier Thursday, just hours before the firing was made public. "It's time to get her OUT and hire a new guy for the job!"

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https://www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g-s1-65271/librarian-of-congress-fired

[mwmisses4289]

1. Let's see...

Woman...intelligent...POC...yup, gotta come up with a bs reason to fire her and put an incompetent white yes man there.

[Scrivener7]

8. Also, this makes it easier to trash the suspended documents case against him.

[onenote]

10. How so?

What does the Librarian of Congress have to do with the documents case? The National Archives is not part of the Library of Congress.

[allegorical oracle]

2. Had the pleasure to use the LoC for a year. It houses just about every book ever

published -- without bias. For me, it was like being in a church of knowledge. It was launched by Thomas Jefferson's private collection.

Face it: TSF is racist, pure and simple. Wonder what Fox news mindless wonder he'll name as a replacement.

[Passages]

3. The disease known as Trumpism.

[Botany]

4. Isn't the Library of Congress overseen and funded by Congress? This is not Trump's call.

Or at least I think so. Botany =

It wouldn’t be the first time that Krasnov has overstepped his authority.

[obamanut2012]

6. Yes, it is a position overseen by the Legislative Branch

[Botany]

7. I hope The Library of Congress and the Legislative Branch fight this action.

And I hope Librarian Hayden takes this court to keep her job and sues Trump.

Thank you for posting.

[Septua]

5. Termination via email...cowardice

"Carla," the email began. "On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as the Librarian of Congress is terminated effective immediately. Thank you for your service."

Who the hell fires people via email? People who are too chicken-shit to do it in person.

[mwmisses4289]

9. Unfortunately, it has become a thing over the last ten years or so.

Not just firing people, but ending any relationship via e mail has become a thing. Probably because doing it in person means having to look someone in the face during a very uncomfortable situation.