Trump fires director of the National Portrait Gallery

[highplainsdem]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Lasher (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Washington Post

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Kim Sajet, whom he called “highly partisan.” The dismissal marks the first action Trump has taken against the Smithsonian Institution since an executive order he signed earlier this year that promised to eliminate “divisive narratives” and “anti-American ideology” from the museum and research body, which is partially funded by the federal government.

“Upon the request and recommendation of many people, I am herby terminating the employment of Kim Sajet as Director of the National Portrait Gallery,” Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform Truth Social. “She is a highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI, which is totally inappropriate for her position. Her replacement will be named shortly.”

It is unclear if the president has authority to dismiss Sajet. The Smithsonian’s programming is not under the purview of the executive branch, and personnel decisions for senior-level Smithsonian museum positions are made by Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III. Neither the museum, the institution nor the White House immediately responded to a request for comment.

-snip-

As director, Sajet has focused on diversifying the gallery’s collection and programming by acquiring works that reflected a broader range of artists and subjects and integrating Spanish into the museum’s communications strategy. In 2017, she was the first Smithsonian director to name a choreographer-in-residence to create dance performances based on the museum’s exhibitions.

-snip-

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/2025/05/30/trump-portrait-gallery-director/

---

She is a Dutch citizen, born in Nigeria, and is the first woman to serve as director, since 2013. She's worked in the US for 30 years.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Sajet

https://npg.si.edu/staff/kim-sajet

[SheltieLover]

1. Krazlnov is a real prick

[Blue Owl]

2. Fuck Taco Don and the golden escalator he descended in on

[Iamscrewed]

3. Krasnov

Impeach, 25th amendment, lock the convict up or just kill the fucking fascist nazi but do something to put us out of his misery.

[Grins]

4. "Upon the request and recommendation of many people,"

Name them!!!!!

Every time he does this it’s proof that he did it on his own! And god knows why….!

[Lasher]

5. Locking.

This is a LBN dupe by 1 minute. Please resume discussion in this earlier thread.