Trump Fires Holocaust Museum Board Members Picked By Biden

By Herb Scribner and Praveena Somasundaram

The Trump administration has terminated members of the board that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, including Doug Emhoff, the husband of former vice president Kamala Harris.

“Today, I was informed of my removal from the United States Holocaust Memorial Council,” Emhoff said in a statement posted to social media. “Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized. 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.”

The White House confirmed to The Washington Post on Tuesday that President Donald Trump is planning to appoint new members to the board, though it stopped short of confirming the reports that it terminated members of the current board.

“President Trump looks forward to appointing new individuals who will not only continue to honor the memory of those who perished in the Holocaust, but who are also steadfast supporters of the State of Israel,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to The Post.

On Tuesday morning, some board members received a termination email from Mary Sprowls of the White House Presidential Personnel Office. According to board member Alan D. Solomont, who received the email, it read: “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council is terminated, effective immediately. Thank you for your service.”

Emhoff, who is Jewish, has been outspoken against the rise in antisemitism. Other terminated board members included Jon Finer, the former deputy national security adviser, according to people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the private conversation. Both Emhoff and Finer were among the members appointed to the board by President Joe Biden in January 2025.

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