US EditionSmithsonian removes Trump impeachment text as it swaps his portrait: Report
The Smithsonian replaced Trump's portrait and removed references to his impeachments and the January 6 Capitol riot after a White House complaint, changing the placard to basic biographical details.
- 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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President Donald Trump’s photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has had references to his two impeachments removed, the latest apparent change at the collection of museums he has accused of bias as he asserts his influence over how official presentations document U.S. history. The wall text, which summarized Trump’s first presidency and noted his 2024 comeback victory, was part of the museum’s “American Presidents”…
The museum in Washington not only exchanged a portrait of Donald Trump, but also shortened an explanatory text.
Under a Trump portrait in the National Portrait Gallery, no reference is made to the impeachment proceedings. The museum in Washington has changed the text.
The Morning Call
Independent EspañolBy BILL BARROW and ANNA JOHNSON WASHINGTON (AP) — The text accompanying President Donald Trump’s photograph at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery was edited to remove references to his two impeachment trials, the latest change to the museum collection he has accused of bias while asserting his influence over how official presentations document American history. The text on the wall, which summarized Trump’s first presidency and pointed …
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