Democrats Say Trump Has Fired the Librarian of Congress

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Carla Hayden was an “accomplished, principled and distinguished Librarian of Congress,” according to statement.

• Says Trump’s “unjust decision to fire” her is a disgrace “and the latest in his ongoing effort to ban books, whitewash American history and turn back the clock”

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