Trump ousts Biden-appointed Holocaust Museum board members, including Doug Emhoff
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President Trump has fired members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's board who were appointed by former President Joe Biden, including former second gentleman Doug Emhoff, according to former board members.
Ron Klain, once Biden's chief of staff, told CBS News he and all others appointed to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council in early 2025 by Biden have been fired. Biden appointed 12 people to the 68-member board in January before leaving office. The New York Times first reported the firings.
"Today, I was informed of my removal from the United States Holocaust Memorial Council," Emhoff, who is Jewish, said in a statement. "Let me be clear: Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized. To turn one of the worst atrocities in history into a wedge issue is dangerous — and it dishonors the memory of six million Jews murdered by Nazis that this museum was created to preserve."
