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 Weirdest Takeaways From Trump’s 162-Page Smithsonian Report
The Trump Administration’s Domestic Policy Council released a scathing 162-page report on Monday taking aim at the National Museum of American History. The report argues that the museum “fails in the basic task of illuminating our heritage” and that it intends to “divide, dispirit, and discourage our citizens.” All 162 pages are a crazy ride, accusing the museum of everything from a grand conspiracy to give all undocumented immigrants citizenshi…
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