President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he fired National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet for being “a highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI.”
In a Truth Social post, Trump said several others had requested or recommended Sajet’s removal and that her support for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives was “totally inappropriate for her position.”
Trump’s move to fire Sajet, who was named director in 2013, has been called into question as the Smithsonian is not under the Executive Branch’s jurisdiction. According to the institution, the Smithsonian is a public-private partnership, with the government covering about 62% of its expenses.
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Sajet, the first woman in her former role, was born in Nigeria, raised in Australia, and is a citizen of the Netherlands, according to her bio
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