In yet another entertaining incident in which the Democrats utterly lost their minds after President Trump made a common-sense move, much as has happened with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Democrat leaders went berserk online on the night of Thursday, May 8, after reports emerged that President Trump had fired Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress.
As background, Hayden was nominated to the position by then-President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2016, and was handed a term set to expire in 2026. She has generally stayed out of the news, but did gain some notoriety when she let a pop star named Lizzo use James Madison’s famous crystal flute for a performance.
President Trump was clearly unwilling to wait for her term to expire next year, as the Associated Press reported on Thursday night that it had viewed an email in which the Trump Administration abruptly announced her firing, tersely thanked her, and apparently gave few other details.
According to the Associated Press, the email that fired Hayden said, “Carla. On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as the Librarian of Congress is terminated effective immediately. Thank you for your service.”
Hinting at the reasons for Hayden’s firing just hours before it occurred, the American Accountability Foundation posted on X, “Hey @POTUS , we have another job for @SecRubio ! The current #LibrarianOfCongress Carla Hayden is woke, anti-Trump, and promotes trans-ing kids. It’s time to get her OUT and hire a new guy for the job! 🇺🇸”
Then, shortly after that post, the Trump Administration fired Hayden and the American Accountability Foundation chimed back in on X to praise that decision, writing, “THANK YOU @POTUS !!!! Woke & radical Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has been fired!🔥🇺🇸”
Predictably, Democrats lost their minds over the firing. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, for example, issued a statement in which he decried Trump’s firing of her and insinuated that racism and sexism were the reason. He began, “Dr. Carla Hayden is an accomplished, principled and distinguished Librarian of Congress. Her historic tenure has taken the institution to new heights, and I am thankful for her incredible service.”
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Continuing, he said, “Donald Trump’s unjust decision to fire Dr. Hayden in an email sent by a random political hack is a disgrace and the latest in his ongoing effort to ban books, whitewash American history and turn back the clock. The Library of Congress is the People’s Library. There will be accountability for this unprecedented assault on the American way of life sooner rather than later.”
Similarly, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer lost his mind in a post on X, saying that firing the woke librarian was an attack on democracy. He began, “Donald Trump’s decision to fire Dr. Carla Hayden is the latest foray in his relentless campaign to dismantle the guardrails of our democracy and punish public servants who don’t bend to his every will.”
Continuing, he snapped, “Enough is enough. Just as we’ve moved to bring accountability to the Architect of the Capitol, we must assert our congressional prerogative by making the position of Librarian of Congress appointed by a Congressional commission—not by presidents that treat federal appointments like reality TV prizes. Dr. Hayden is a trailblazer, a scholar, and a public servant of the highest order. She brought integrity, vision, and truth to the Library of Congress. That she is being ousted by a man who knows more about sowing division than preserving knowledge is an insult not only to her but to every American who values facts, history, and truth.”
Also chiming in was purple-haired, far-left Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), who ridiculously claimed that the woke librarian was integral to America, saying, “Dr. Hayden is a guardian of truth – a steward of our nations intellectual and cultural fabric. She must be reinstated as Librarian of Congress immediately.”