Trump dismisses Biden nominees to US Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff

By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON AP President Donald Trump has dismissed multiple of former President Joe Biden s nominees to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council including Doug Emhoff the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris Related Articles Harvard pledges reforms following internal reports on antisemitism and anti-Arab bias US judge bars Territory line Patrol from selected warrantless arrests of suspected undocumented residents Senate confirms former Sen David Perdue as Trump s US ambassador to China amid tariff showdown Coca-Cola reports better-than-expected quarterly profit says it can manage through tariffs Hegseth boasts about ending woke activity on women and guard that Trump had signed into law 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 schooling 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 approach adviser Susan Rice who was the principal author of and the impetus behind the first-ever comprehensive National Strategy to Combat Antisemitism in The White House did not right away respond to a request for comment Since taking office in January Trump has moved to fire countless Biden appointees across ruling body including ostensibly apolitical roles Biden too dismissed a few Trump carryover appointees after he entered the White House in largest part notably appointees named to U S military academy boards but at a far smaller scale