Smithsonian Museum Director Trump Said He Fired Decides to Step Down NYT | Top Stories By: Robin Pogrebin and Graham Bowley 14 June 2025 at 00:53 The Smithsonian has said it retains power over personnel decisions, but Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the National Portrait Gallery, has decided to leave anyway. © Kevin Wolf/AP Images for National Portrait GalleryKim Sajet, the first woman to lead the National Portrait Gallery, resigned in the aftermath of President Trump’s announcement that she was fired.
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