Museum director resigns after refusing to hand sword over to Trump admin

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00:00A historic sword, a government request, and a sudden resignation.

00:03Todd Arrington, director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library,

00:06was forced to resign after refusing to release a ceremonial sword

00:10requested by the Trump administration as a gift for King Charles during a visit to the UK.

00:15The sword in question? Napoleon Bonaparte's sword,

00:18a blade gifted to Eisenhower after World War II with deep historical value.

00:22The request came via a personal email from a State Department liaison,

00:26calling themselves Gift Girl 2025.

00:28And that raised big red flags for the museum director.

00:32Arrington said no, insisting the sword belonged to the American people,

00:35not for diplomatic gifting.

00:36Weeks later, he was informed by his employers that he was no longer trusted with confidential information,

00:42which led to his resignation.

00:43Instead of Bonaparte's sword, King Charles was gifted a replica.

00:46The original? Still in the museum.

00:48So what do you think?

00:49Was this about protecting history or blocking diplomacy?

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