Gover, the Portrait Gallery’s new interim leader, had served as director of the National Museum of the American Indian from 2007 until January 2021. Through a spokesperson, the Smithsonian ...

The director of the National Portrait Gallery has resigned from her post, according to a memo sent to Smithsonian employees and obtained by CNN. Kim Sajet’s departure from the gallery comes just ...

National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet is resigning from her post two weeks after President Trump tried to fire her and accused her of being “highly partisan” and supportive of diversity ...

Breaking News Politics Donald Trump fires National Portrait Gallery director for being ‘strong supporter’ of DEI By Greg Wehner, Fox News Published May 30, 2025, 5:36 p.m. ET ...

And yet, Trump still attempted to fire the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Kim Sajet, via Truth Social on May 30, saying she was “a highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI.

In this 2023 photo, Kim Sajet speaks on stage while unveiling Oprah Winfrey’s portrait at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Sajet has resigned from her post.

President Trump fired the National Portrait Gallery director on Friday for being “highly partisan” and a “supporter” of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). “Upon the request and ...

After weeks of threatening to crack down on the Smithsonian for “divisive narratives,” Trump on Friday fired National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet—his first move since signing an ...