President Donald Trump has fired Carla Hayden, the longtime head of the Library of Congress, in a move that Democratic lawmakers panned as "callous" and "ignorant." House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., described Hayden as "accomplished, principled and distinguished" in a statement Thursday night. "Donald Trump's unjust decision to fire Dr. Hayden in an email sent by a random political hack is a disgrace and the latest in his ongoing effort to ban books, whitewash American history and turn back the clock," Jeffries wrote. Hayden was formally notified of her termination in an email from the White House's presidential personnel department just before 7 p.m. Thursday, according to a copy of the email reviewed by CQ Roll Call.