India, May 10 -- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has made a claim that Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden used to put "inappropriate books in the library for children." During a White House briefing, Hayden's firing came up and Leavitt said, "She was doing concerning things in the pursuit of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)," in a bid to defend Trump's firing of the Librarian of Congress.

During the press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt explained why President Donald Trump removed Carla Hayden as the head of the Library of Congress. Leavitt claimed Hayden allowed "inappropriate books for children" in the library and focused too much on "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)", policies some conser...