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Emhoff, who is Jewish and who led the Biden administration’s
efforts to combat antisemitism, criticized Trump's action,
saying, “Let me be clear: Holocaust remembrance and education
should never be politicized.”
He added, “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.”
Others dismissed alongside Emhoff include former Biden chief of
staff Ron Klain and former domestic policy adviser Susan Rice,
who was the principal author of and the impetus behind the
first-ever comprehensive National Strategy to Combat
Antisemitism in 2023.
Anthony Bernal, a senior adviser to former first lady Jill
Biden, confirmed he was also dismissed.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for
comment.
Since taking office in January, Trump has moved to fire many
Biden appointees across government — including ostensibly
apolitical roles. Biden, too, dismissed some Trump carryover
appointees after he entered the White House in 2021, most
notably 18 appointees named to U.S. military academy boards, but
at a far smaller scale.
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