The president said he had fired the museum leader — setting up a standoff between the White House and the Smithsonian.

Two weeks after President Donald Trump claimed he’d fired her because she’s a “highly partisan person,” the Smithsonian’s ...

The standoff between President Trump and the Smithsonian Institution ends, for now, as National Portrait Gallery Director Kim ...

Kim Sajet, the director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, stepped down from her role Friday, two weeks after President Donald Trump said on social media that he had fired her. The ...

Trump's Justification for Sajet's Dismissal. On 30 May 2025, Trump declared via Truth Social that Kim Sajet was being terminated for her alleged partisanship and support of DEI, which he deemed ...

Donald Trump has fired National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet, citing her strong support for DEI initiatives as 'inappropriate'—sparking legal and cultural controversy over presidential ...

Kim Sajet, the longtime former Director of the National Portrait Gallery who is alleged to have backed left-wing policies, ...

The Smithsonian has said it retains power over personnel decisions, but Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the National Portrait Gallery, has decided to leave anyway.

National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet is resigning from her post two weeks after President Trump tried to fire her and accused her of being “highly partisan” and supportive of diversity, equity ...

Donald Trump has announced that he has fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery Kim Sajet.. The president revealed that he booted Sajet over her support for DEI initiatives. 'Upon the ...

National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet is resigning from her post two weeks after President Trump tried to fire her and accused her of being “highly partisan” and supportive of diversity ...