Clarence Page: Trump, Vance raise puzzling question at the Smithsonian: What’s 'improper ideology?'

Telling America’s story is too important to leave to radicals

Every nation has a story. Recently, the Washington Post described the Smithsonian Institution, with its 21 museums and 14 educational and research centers, as “the official keeper of the American Story.” What kind of story have the Smithsonian museums been telling about our country? On March 27, President Trump issued an executive order arguing that there has been a “concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history” and promote a…

Clarence Page: Trump, Vance raise puzzling question at the Smithsonian: What’s 'improper ideology?'

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that directs Vice President JD Vance to eliminate “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology” from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo.

Column: Trump, Vance raise puzzling question at the Smithsonian

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that directs Vice President JD Vance to eliminate “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology” from Smithsonian museums, educational and research centers, and the National Zoo. My immediate reaction? Surely, you jest, sir. There may not be any area of American discourse that is more divisive or conflict ridden than the arena of race. As I have witnessed many times in the past, race as a topic…

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First to ABC: House Dems urge JD Vance to preserve Smithsonian independence

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Democrats are demanding the White House preserve the independence of the Smithsonian Institution after President Donald Trump signed an executive order in late March that directed federal agencies and the Smithsonian to eliminate what the order calls “anti-American” and “improper” content from the vast network of museums and national parks. The top Democrat of the House Administration Committee, Re…

Trump’s Smithsonian Order Will Reclaim America’s Story from Leftist Activists — Minding The Campus

President Trump recently signed Executive Order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” taking aim at the Smithsonian museums for curating exhibits that twist and disparage American history. The order states: [T]he Smithsonian Institution has, in recent years, come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology.  This shift has promoted narratives that portray American and Western […] The post Trump’s Smithsonian Order Will…