Trump rejects Kamala Harris’s husband from the Holocaust Museum Board
government Donald Trump Members of the Holocaust Museum Board of Trustees in the United States, designated by the previous government, have rejected, including Douglas Ehof, the husband of the former vice president Kamala Harris. Emhoff, of the Jewish religion and responsible for the anti-anti-Semitism leadership during the administration of Joe Biden (2022-2025), announced in a statement that “the celebration and education about the Holocaust should never be politicized.”
“Converting one of the worst atrocities to a controversial issue,” Emhoff added. He was appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees in JanuaryA few days before Biden left power.
White House spokeswoman Caroline Levitte, Caroline Levitt, explained in a statement sent to the newspaper Washington Post Trump “hopes to name new people who will not only continue to honor the memory of those who died in the Holocaust, but they will also be Firm defenders in the state of Israel“According to that newspaper, among the others that were rejected by Alan Solomont, the former United States in Spain (2010-2013), which Biden appointed in May 2023.
Trump’s decisions regarding the museum’s directives and institutions
The Holocaust Museum in the United States, located in Washington, opened its doors in 1993 and Obtaining funding from both the federal government and private entities. Its Board of Trustees consists of 68 members, 55 of whom are appointed by the president, and meets twice a year.
During the first 100 days of his second term, Trump also rejected the Kennedy Center BoardThe main center of national arts in the country, and its president announced itself.
He also signed an executive order to eliminate what he called the “Idealism of Status Ideal” of the Smithsonian Institute, responsible for managing the main museums in the country’s capital.
