Donald Trump ousted National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet because she is a “highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI, which is totally inappropriate for her position.” Associated Press

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MELINDA : I’m calling the weekend I just spent at my Notre Dame class reunion a Mary-thon, because I got to catch up with so many Marys — Mary Virginia, Mary Ann, Mary Meg and Mary Pat, plus that outlier Kathleen Marie. But while we were closing down the dance floor, Donald Trump did not take a minute off from trying to close down free expression, distort history and put the arts in a headlock.

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