President Donald Trump fired former second Doug Emhoff Knight of the Board that supervises the Holocaust Museum.
“Today, they informed me of my elimination from the United States Holocaust Memorial Council,” Emhoff said, the first Jewish spouse of a vice president, in a statement.
“Let me be clear: the memory and education of the Holocaust should never be politicized. Converting one of the worst atrocities of history into a wedge problem is dangerous, and dishonor the memory of six million Jews killed by Nazis that this museum was created to preserve,” he said.
The shot was first informed by the New York Times, which said that in addition to Emhoff, other members of the High Profile Board by then President Joe Biden had also been fired, including former Biden Cabinet Chief, Ron Klain and Susan Rice, who was Chief of Internal Biden policy.
Presidential appointments are supposed to be for five years, according to the museum’s website.
A White House official confirmed the shots.
Emhoff said he would keep talking.
“No divisive political decision will shake my commitment to the memory and education of the Holocaust or to combat hate and anti -Semitism. I will continue speaking, educating and fighting hate in all its forms, because silence is never an option,” Emhoff said.
In a statement, the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: “President Trump hopes to designate new people who will not only continue to honor the memory of those who spent in the Holocaust, but are also firm supporters of the state of Israel.”
When comments on the shots were requested, the museum issued a statement that did not approach them.
“In this moment of high anti -Semitism and distortion and denial of the holocaust, the museum is satisfied that our visit is robust and the demand for the Holocaust education is increasing. We hope to continue moving forward in advance our vitally important mission as we work with the Trump administration,” he said.
