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Trump fires head of Library of Congress in part over diversity, White House says

An American flag waves in the wind atop the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington

FILE PHOTO: An American flag waves in the wind atop the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 22, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

(Reuters) -U.S President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, in part over her commitment to diversity, the White House said on Friday.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Trump administration believed Hayden wasn't serving the interests of American taxpayers, citing her advancement of diversity, equity and inclusion policies.



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