Karoline Leavitt Defends Trump Firing Librarian Of Congress Carla Hayden

At her press briefing, Karoline Leavitt defended the firing of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.

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00:00I heard this yesterday. Not going to happen.

00:01Question on ceasefire. Has he got any reaction from Zelensky or Putin on the proposal for ceasefire?

00:06Is he satisfied by the reaction to that proposal?

00:09Not to my knowledge, but certainly if there is reaction and updates, I'm sure you'll hear directly from the President.

00:14Question. The President fired the Librarian of Congress. Why did he choose to do that?

00:18We felt she did not fit the needs of the American people.

00:21There were quite concerning things that she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI

00:26and putting inappropriate books in the library for children,

00:30and we don't believe that she was serving the interests of the American taxpayer well,

00:33so she has been removed from her position, and the President is well within his rights to do that.

00:37John.