Schatz Statement On Trump’s Politicization Of Holocaust Remembrance

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) today released the following statement after President Donald Trump removed former President Joe Biden’s appointees from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, including former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff – less than a week after Holocaust Remembrance Day.

“President Trump’s decision to fire members of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council is wrong and deeply disrespectful. This move politicizes Holocaust remembrance and disrespects the victims, survivors, and the fight against antisemitism. Some things should never be used for politics — this is one of them.”

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