President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, via email at 6:56 p.m. ET on May 8, 2025. Critics are condemning his decision, which came after Hayden's appearance earlier this week before a Congressional committee, where she faced questions about a costly library modernization project.

Hayden, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2016, was the first woman and the first African American to hold the position.

Dr. Hayden is the latest high-ranking Black government official to be axed in the Trump administration’s crusade against D.E.I.