US EditionWhite House dismisses majority of National Council on the Humanities
The White House retained only four Trump appointees on the 26-member council amid efforts to align the board with presidential priorities, sources said.
- The White House dismissed nearly all members of the National Council on the Humanities, retaining only four appointees of President Donald Trump.
- The council advises the National Endowment for the Humanities on grantmaking and policy decisions.
- Council member Karen A. Stout learned of her dismissal through a Post reporter, describing the move as 'very disappointing.'
- President Trump aims to reshape the council to align more closely with his vision for cultural organizations.
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The White House announced this week the dismissal of the majority of the members of the National Council of Humanities, an organization that advises the head of the National Fund for Humanities (NEH). Of the 26 members that made up the council, only four remain on the official list: Russell Berman, Keegan Callanan, William English and Matthew Rose, all of them named by Donald Trump.
White House fires members of the National Council on the Humanities | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> The White House fired many members of the National Council on the Humanities on Wednesday, with the council’s website showing that only four appointees of President Donald Trump were retained.
White House Purges Nearly the Entire National Council on the Humanities
The White House on Wednesday fired nearly every member of the National Council on the Humanities, leaving the 26-member board with just four members appointed by President Donald Trump.“On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as a member of the National Council on the Humanities is terminated, effective immediately,” read an email sent to council members Wednesday morning, reviewed by The Washington …
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