US EditionWhat Do Trump Demands Mean for Smithsonian’s Independence?
The White House demands Smithsonian museums comply with Executive Order 14253 to remove 'improper ideology' from exhibits, linking $1 billion in federal funding to the review.
- On Tuesday, the White House set a deadline for eight Smithsonian museums, including the National Museum of American History and National Air and Space Museum, to submit exhibition materials for review.
- Last August, the White House initiated a call for a comprehensive internal review, with aides Lindsey Halligan, Vince Haley and Russell Vought handling correspondence including a Dec. 18 follow-up to Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III.
- Process setbacks, including staffing transitions, delayed full compliance; the Smithsonian submitted some documents in September but has not provided all requested materials, the White House said.
- Tying funding to compliance, the White House linked the review to the Smithsonian's $1 billion budget and said funds depend on fulfilling an executive order, with high stakes for the 250th celebration.
- Under its charter, the Smithsonian's museums are to be run independently of the federal government, with oversight by the board of regents, even as the White House emphasized `The American people will have no patience for any museum that is diffident about America's founding.
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Smithsonian Reaches White House's Deadline to Submit Records 'Restoring Truth and Sanity' to Museums
The Smithsonian Institution has reached its deadline to submit documents related to current and upcoming exhibitions and events so that the White House can review them to ensure "truth and sanity" is restored in American history. The post Smithsonian Reaches White House’s Deadline to Submit Records ‘Restoring Truth and Sanity’ to Museums appeared first on Breitbart.
Today is the Smithsonian’s deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."In an open letter posted online, the White House says Tuesday is the deadline for eight Smithsonian Institution museums to submit documentation about current and upcoming exhibitions and programs. The letter says that federal funds for the Smithsonian's …
The association is to disclose its entire programming - especially on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the USA - on Tuesday.
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