President Donald Trump said Friday afternoon that he had fired Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. It is unclear who will lead the museum (one of many run by the Smithsonian agency), a museum network that Trump has been targeting since returning to the presidency in January.
“At the request and advice of many people, I terminated Kim Sajet as director of the National Portrait Gallery,” wrote Trump on Truth Social, a social media platform owned by Trump Media & Technology Group. “She is a very partisan and a staunch supporter of Dei, which is completely unsuitable for her position. Her replacement will soon be named.”
Sajet has led the National Portrait Gallery since 2013.
Currently, the museum hosts an exhibition called “President of the United States” which includes the image of the people leading the country, from John F. of Elaine de Kooning, who told guardian Last year, “I don’t want to know what the curator thinks of that person by reading the tag. I hope someone reads the tag based on historical facts.”
then, guardian The report said the speech included a portrait of Trump, with a title, noting that he was “accused of abuse of power, allegations of abuse of power and insurgency, which was attacked by supporters on January 6, 2021. The Senate was accused of two trials. (1837-1908) won a second straight semester.”
Trump’s statement did not mention what prompted her to fire. National Portrait Gallery No Response ArtnewsRequest a comment at press time.
In addition to the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian Agency manages the Smithsonian Museum of American Art and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The two institutions were picked out by Trump in a March executive order, focusing on the “anti-American ideology” of the museum run by Smithsonian.
“Once widely used as a symbol of American excellence and a symbol of global cultural achievement, the Smithsonian institution has been influenced in recent years by a split, racially-centric ideology,” the executive order reads. “This shift has promoted the portrayal of American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive narratives.”
In January, Trump signed an executive order to end the federal DEI program. Shortly after the signing of the order, the Smithsonians began to narrow down the operation of the DEI department.
Media reports pointed out that after the march order was issued, NMAAHC director Kevin Young was quietly taking a “uncertain period”. He officially left his role in April.
