US EditionSmithsonian removes Trump impeachment text as it swaps his portrait: Report
The National Portrait Gallery replaced Trump's photo with a White House image and shortened the caption after a Trump official's complaint, removing impeachment and Jan. 6 references.
- The Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., swapped President Donald Trump’s portrait and removed text referencing his two impeachments and the January 6, 2021, riot, as reported on Saturday.
- A Trump administration official complained about the original caption several months ago, and the White House pressured the Smithsonian Institution, prompting a content review.
- The new photograph, taken by White House photographer Daniel Torok, replaced a Matt McClain image and shows President Donald Trump staring intensely behind the Resolute Desk.
- The museum replaced the caption with one that lists only years in office, and spokeswoman Concetta Duncan said it is exploring less descriptive 'tombstone labels' unlike captions for Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
- Since September 2021, the exhibit had included a temporary label on Trump's two impeachments that the Smithsonian Institution removed in July 2025 during a content review, following earlier placard changes at the National Museum of American History.
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For a long time Donald Trump has waged a cultural struggle against Smithsonian museums. Now his portrait has been exchanged at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington – along with an unwelcome information board.
Smithsonian removes text referencing Trump’s 2 impeachments that 'upset' White House
The National Portrait Gallery swapped out President Donald Trump's official presidential portrait on display this week and changed his biography while they were at it. The New York Times reported Saturday that the language on the wall about Trump and his history "removed wall text that referred to President Trump’s two impeachments — language that had upset the White House."The official painting of Trump was recently replaced in the "America's P…
The change a few days after the deadline of January 13th imposed by the White House in order to remove content "divisive" and "align with American values"
Trump portrait at National Portrait Gallery has impeachment reference removed
Next time you head to the National Portrait Gallery, you might notice something a little different. There’s a new portrait of President Donald Trump, and the plaque accompanying it has removed references to his two impeachments and the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. The White House posted a picture of the new black-and-white photograph on display, which shows...
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