US EditionHead of Eisenhower library resigns after sword spat with Trump administration: Report
Dr. Todd Arrington resigned after refusing to relinquish a federally owned Eisenhower sword requested by the Trump administration for a royal gift, amid tensions over resource allocation.
- Todd Arrington resigned from his position leading the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Kansas following a disagreement over the proposal to present an original Eisenhower sword as a gift to King Charles III during President Trump's state visit to the UK in September 2025.
- Arrington refused to release the original sword requested by the Trump administration because it was a donated artifact and federal property belonging to the American people.
- The Trump administration gave King Charles a replica of Eisenhower's West Point sabre, which Buckingham Palace said symbolized respect and the historic US-UK partnership in World War II.
- Arrington said he was pressured to resign or be fired, denied disparaging anyone, and told CBS News he would "return to this job in a heartbeat" if possible.
- Arrington’s departure reflects tensions between presidential libraries and the administration over artifact use, and the White House did not play a formal role in his removal.
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The director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library resigned Monday after resisting turning over a sword from the institution's collection so President Trump could present it to Britain's King Charles during his state visit to the UK last month. Todd Arrington, a historian with previous roles at the National...
Museum Official Ousted After Refusing Trump Admin. Request To Give King Charles a Sword
AP Photo/Evan Vucci The director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum was ousted from his position this week after refusing a request from the Trump administration to gift King Charles III one of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s swords. According to the New York Times, director Todd Arrington “was forced out of his job” after the Eisenhower Library declined to release a sword “or any other original artifact in its c…
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