Donald Trump fires National Portrait Gallery director for being 'strong supporter' of DEI

President Donald Trump fired the manager of the National Portrait Gallery, Kim Sajet, for being a "strong supporter" of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

Trump announced the termination successful a station connected Truth Social connected Friday afternoon.

"Upon the petition and proposal of galore people, I americium hereby terminating the employment of Kim Sajet arsenic Director of the National Portrait Gallery," the president wrote. "She is simply a highly partisan person, and a strong protagonist of DEI, which is wholly inappropriate for her position. Her replacement volition beryllium named shortly. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!"

A White House authoritative told Fox News Digital that Sajet had donated $3,982 to Democrats, including statesmanlike campaigns for erstwhile President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. Sajet besides reportedly donated to different Democrats, including erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris.

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From left: Director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Kim Sajet, Director of Curatorial Affairs astatine the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery Rhea L. Combs, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie G. Bunch III, Oprah Winfrey and creator Shawn Michael Warren airs during the unveiling of Winfrey's representation astatine the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery successful Washington, D.C., connected Dec. 13, 2023. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery)

The White House besides pointed to the gallery's photograph of Trump, which was curated by Sajet. The caption of the photograph reads, "Impeached twice, connected charges of maltreatment of powerfulness and incitement of insurrection aft supporters attacked the US Capitol connected January 6, 2021, helium was acquitted by the Senate successful some trials. After losing to Joe Biden successful 2020, Trump mounted a historical comeback successful the 2024 election. He is the lone president speech from Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) to person won a nonconsecutive 2nd term."

The White House authoritative besides said it was ironic that Sajet said, "We effort precise overmuch not to editorialise. I don’t privation by speechmaking the statement to get a consciousness of what the curator’s sentiment is astir that person. I privation idiosyncratic speechmaking the statement to recognize that it’s based connected humanities fact."

The National Portrait Gallery did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for remark connected the matter.

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From left: Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King and Kim Sajet be the 2022 Portrait of a Nation Gala successful Washington, D.C., connected Nov. 12, 2022. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery)

According to the National Portrait Gallery website, Sajet was the archetypal pistillate to service arsenic the manager of the National Portrait Gallery, and she spent clip successful the relation looking for ways to enactment her acquisition and creativity astatine the halfway of learning and civic awareness.

Prior to taking the position, Sajet was the president and CEO of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and held different positions astatine the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and astatine the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Her biography notes that she was calved successful Nigeria, was raised successful Australia and is simply a national of the Netherlands. She came to the U.S. with her household successful 1997.

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President Donald Trump announced the termination of National Portrait Gallery manager Kim Sajet successful a station connected Truth Social connected Friday. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Hours aft taking the Oath of Office connected Inauguration Day connected Jan. 20, Trump signed an enforcement bid to destruct each DEI programs from the national government.

A time later, the president directed the Office of Personnel Management to notify heads of agencies and departments to adjacent each DEI offices and spot those authorities workers successful those offices connected paid leave. 

Earlier this month, Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, who was successful complaint of the U.S. Copyright Office, which came conscionable days aft terminating the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. The termination was portion of the administration’s ongoing purge of authorities officials who are perceived to beryllium opposed to Trump and his agenda.

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Both women were notified of their termination by email, The Associated Press antecedently reported.

Hayden tapped Perlmutter to pb the Copyright Office successful October 2020.

Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.