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Retired K-12 educator appointed to National Council on the Humanities by Trump in 2019; fired in October 2025 despite supporting Trump's cultural agenda.
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Michael McDonald
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Griffin was appointed by Trump in 2019 and supported the endowment's turn toward 'traditional American history.' Despite this alignment, she was fired in the October 2025 mass dismissal. She called the mass cancellation of previous awards 'heartbreaking' and 'a case of throwing out the baby with the bathwater.' Her firing demonstrates the indiscriminate nature of the purge, which even removed Trump appointees.
Since 2025