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The Weirdest Takeaways From Trump’s 162-Page Smithsonian Report
The 162-page report says the museum dwells too heavily on slavery and race, and it seeks exhibition changes to promote a celebratory national story.
- A new White House report accuses the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History of "extreme political activism," demanding the institution revise exhibitions to prioritize "patriotic history" over critical analysis of the nation's past.
- This report follows a 2025 executive order, "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," which directed federal institutions to purge "improper ideology" from their exhibits.
- The administration's 162-page report names Director Anthea Hartig at least 100 times, citing selective excerpts from past conferences to allege a political agenda.
- Critics argue this ultimatum mirrors trends in Warsaw and Budapest, where right-wing nationalist governments spent the last decade forcing museums to minimize their nations' roles in the Holocaust.
- Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III defends the institution's goal as scholarship, not partisanship, as experts warn that obscuring historical failures imperils a nation's integrity.
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The Smithsonian's Patriotism Problem
“Warning: The exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don’t want you to love your country.” That’s a disclaimer every entrance to the National Museum of American History ought to display, according to a new report by the White House excoriating the Smithsonian Institution and its flagship museum. But it doesn’t take a...
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right11Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Right
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58% Right
L 37%
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