Summary
Todd Arrington, the director of the Dwight D Eisenhower Presidential Library, resigned after refusing to give an original Eisenhower sword to King Charles during Trump's UK visit. The State Department wanted to gift the sword to highlight the US-UK relationship, but a replica was given instead.
Key Facts
- Todd Arrington was the director of the Eisenhower Library in Kansas.
- He resigned after a disagreement with the Trump administration over a sword gift.
- The original sword was part of the library's collection and couldn't be given away.
- Instead, a replica sword was gifted to King Charles.
- The sword gift was meant to emphasize the US-UK relationship after World War II.
- The Eisenhower Library holds several swords in its collection.
- Arrington denies making negative comments about Trump or his administration.
- The library is run by the National Archives, not directly managed by the White House.
