Trump, Smithsonian and executive order
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It marks the Republican president’s latest salvo against cultural pillars of society, such as universities and art, that he considers out of step with conservative sensibilities.
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Hundreds of out-of-town tourists had come hoping to get a slice of U.S. history.
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The order directs a comprehensive restructuring of the Smithsonian's approach to historical representation, specifically exhibitions and narratives related to race, gender and national identity.
“Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” a frightening executive order from President Donald Trump’s White House Thursday takes aim at the Smithsonian and threatens to pull federal ...
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore slammed President Donald Trump’s executive order to weed out “divisive narratives” at the Smithsonian earlier this week. On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order to restore “truth and sanity to American history,
Current and former members of the Smithsonian’s board of regents condemned the edict, while visitors said the Trump administration was trying to edit U.S. history.
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President Trump's executive order targeting museums and cultural institutions for alleged anti-American programming has sparked debate over historical narratives and patriotism. Critics argue it attempts to censor and erase the complex history of race in the U.
Civil rights advocates and historians expressed concern about a chilling effect across other institutions, in Alabama and elsewhere, that study Black history.
President Donald Trump tapped Vice President JD Vance to lead the charge to rid the revered Smithsonian Institution of “anti-American” ideology. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Vance,