Fired US librarian of Congress details callous dismissal in new interview

<p>Carla Hayden, first woman and African American to serve in role, details firing by Trump administration to CBS</p><p>The first woman and African American to serve as the US librarian of Congress before Donald Trump <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/09/trump-congress-librarian-fired">fired</a> her in May has not heard from the president’s administration beyond the 31-word email it sent her with word of her dismissal, she has revealed in her first interview since her ouster.</p><p>“No one has talked to me directly at all from the White House,” Carla Hayden <a href="https://x.com/CBSSunday/status/1930981387898609719">says</a> in an interview airing on the upcoming CBS News Sunday Morning. “I’ve received no communication directly, except for that one email.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/07/librarian-of-congress-carla-hayden">Continue reading...</a>