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Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, UNITED STATES, JUL 31 – The Smithsonian plans to update its exhibit to include all presidential impeachments after removing temporary references to Trump's two impeachments, citing a content re
- 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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Smithsonian Ditches Trump's Name From Impeachment Exhibit Under Pressure From White House
The Smithsonian National Museum in Washington, D.C. has scrapped references to President Donald Trump in an exhibit dedicated to presidential impeachments — at least for now. The revamped exhibit, which was first reported by the Washington Post on Thursday, removed a “temporary label” about Trump’s two impeachments that had been there since September 2021. The move came amid White House pressure after Trump’s executive order in March demanding t…
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