US EditionSmithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum
- The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History removed explicit references to Donald Trump's two impeachments from an exhibit in Washington D.C.
- The removal followed a content review triggered by White House pressure and Trump's March order targeting divisive ideologies at the Smithsonian.
- The exhibit initially included a temporary label since September 2021 covering impeachment narratives from Andrew Johnson in 1868 through Trump's impeachments.
- The exhibit currently indicates that just three presidents have been at serious risk of removal from office, and the Smithsonian has announced plans to revise future displays to feature information on every impeachment.
- This episode sparked concerns about possible political influence leading to the removal of significant aspects of U.S. history at the country’s leading museum, despite the Smithsonian's assertion of its independence.
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Trump influence? US museum receives backlash for removing Potus's impeachment display
The parent organisation of a top-visited history museum in the United States denied that political pressure played a role in the removal of a display about the impeachment of US President Donald Trump, during his first term in office
US museum says Trump administration did not compel impeachment display removal
WASHINGTON: The recent removal of a placard at the National Museum of American History that detailed Donald Trump's two impeachments did not come after White House pressure, the museum's parent organization said on Saturday (Aug 2). The placard was meant to be temporary and "did not meet the museum's stand
Smithsonian denies White House pressure to remove President Donald Trump impeachment references
WASHINGTON — The White House did not pressure the Smithsonian to remove references to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit and will include him in an updated presentation “in the coming weeks,” the museum said Saturday. The revelation that Trump was no longer listed among impeached presidents sparked concern that history was being whitewashed to appease the president. “We were not asked by any Administration or other governm…
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