US EditionSmithsonian removes Trump impeachment text as it swaps his portrait: Report
The Smithsonian replaced Trump's portrait and removed impeachment references after White House pressure, with past changes dating back to 2021 and ongoing content reviews.
- 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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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's New Smithsonian Portrait No Longer Includes Accompanying Text About His Impeachment After He Reportedly Complained
The previous caption for Trump's portrait in the “America's Presidents” exhibition said he was "impeached twice, on charges of abuse of power and incitement of insurrection"White House/x Donald Trump's new portrait in the “America's Presidents” exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.NEED TO KNOWThe Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery has omitted text from President Donald Trump's portrait placard that ment…
Smithsonian swaps Trump portrait at national gallery, removes impeachment text: Report
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery revealed President Trump’s new photographic portrait, but also removed most of the adjoining text that mentions his two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, The Washington Post reported Saturday. The White House shared a photo of the updated “America’s Presidents” exhibit across its social media accounts on…
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