Trump Said He Fired the National Portrait Gallery Director. She’s Still There.
The museum director targeted in a social media post by President Donald Trump still holds her position, according to the Smithsonian Institution.
Kim Sajet is still doing her job as director of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, although President Donald Trump said she was fired on Friday.
Photographer: Shannon Finney/Getty Images North AmericaOn Friday, President Donald Trump took to social media to fire Kim Sajet, the director of the National Portrait Gallery, creating a firestorm of controversy at the Smithsonian Institution and beyond.
Describing her as a “highly partisan person” and “strong supporter of DEI,” Trump posted on May 30 on Truth Social that he had removed Sajet from her role at the portraiture museum in downtown Washington, DC. The post indicated that her replacement would be named shortly.