Trump fires longtime Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden [View all]

Source: CBS

President Trump has fired longtime Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, a congressional source confirmed to CBS News.

Hayden was fired in an email Thursday from Trent Morse, deputy director of presidential personnel.

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The move was blasted by Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who called the "unjust decision to fire Dr. Hayden in an email sent by a random political hack is a disgrace and the latest in his ongoing effort to ban books, whitewash American history and turn back the clock."

Hayden has been the librarian of Congress since 2016. She was first woman and African American to hold the position.

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