WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on May 30 announced that he has dismissed the director of the National Portrait Gallery, an institution in Washington known for hosting portraits of U.S. presidents and other artwork.
The National Portrait Gallery is part of the Smithsonian Institution and, along with the American Museum of Art, exhibits the portraits of every U.S. president alongside other prominent artwork by Americans and foreign artists. Famously, the facility houses one of four original “Lansdowne Portraits” of President George Washington, as well as Kehinde Wiley’s widely acclaimed portrait of former President Barack Obama.
Citing the recommendations of others, whom he did not name, Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he would terminate the appointment of Director Kim Sajet, a Dutch art historian who has served in the role since 2013. Trump said that she was “highly partisan.”…
Trump Fires National Portrait Gallery Director
