Overview

• Todd Arrington, a career historian who led the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library, stepped down following a dispute over using an original sword as a diplomatic gift.
• The confrontation began after First Lady Melania Trump selected an Eisenhower sword from the library’s collection for King Charles III during a recent U.K. visit.
• Arrington objected to removing the artifact and proposed giving a replica instead, according to CBS News.
• A faux sword supplied by the U.S. Military Academy at West Point was ultimately presented, keeping the original in the collection.
• An administration official told CBS that Arrington was believed to have spoken critically of the president, indicating prior tensions.