PBS News Hour Interview: Dr. Carla Hayden on Her Time as a Pioneering Librarian of Congress and Getting Fired by Trump

PBS News Hour Turns Library of Congress Firing Into Censorship, Assault on Democracy

PBS News Hour Turns Library of Congress Firing Into Censorship, Assault on Democracy In May, President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Obama-nominated head of the Library of Congress, and the PBS News Hour came to the defense of its tax-funded brethren on Friday evening. Setting up a previously recorded interview with Hayden, co-anchor Geoff Bennett called Hayden “a trailblazing Librarian of Congress” and said, “I traveled to Baltimore to speak w…

PBS News Hour Interview: Dr. Carla Hayden on Her Time as a Pioneering Librarian of Congress and Getting Fired by Trump

From PBS News Hour: Dr. Carla Hayden, a trailblazing librarian of Congress, was fired by President Trump in May. Geoff Bennett recently spoke with her about being blindsided by the decision, the administration’s ongoing efforts to reshape key institutions and why she intends to keep speaking out. From the Interview Geoff Bennett (PBS NewsHour): In this era of disinformation, this era of attacks on trusted institutions, what do you see as the ess…