President Donald Trump fired the director of the U.S. Copyright Office, Shira Perlmutter, on Sunday. Perlmutter was appointed by the former librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, in 2020. In the days before this most recent firing, Trump also fired Hayden.

The Trump administration's abrupt termination of Shira Perlmutter, head of the US Copyright Office, has ignited Democratic outrage, especially following the dismissal of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.

The Trump administration fired the United States' top copyright official over the weekend, following the dismissal of the librarian of Congress late last week.