The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”
The Smithsonian, tasked with telling the story of America, could see changes under Trump’s unprecedented executive order. What to know about how it operates.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on the Smithsonian Institution that targets funding to programs that contain what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology.”
An executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution is prompting questions over the organization’s past and who runs and funds it.
In the executive order issued late last week, Trump criticized what he saw as “a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history” that replaces “objective facts with a distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth.”
Donald Trump is targeting content at the Smithsonian Institution that he considers “improper” and “anti-American.” What could possibly go wrong?
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said President Trump’s order looking to control the “divisive narratives” at Smithsonian museums and federal sites is “deeply disrespectful.” Moore joined CNN’s “State
President Donald Trump said a "concerted and widespread" effort over the past decade has sought to rewrite American history.
President Trump signed an executive order targeting funding for Smithsonian Institution programs that he says contain "divisive, race-centered ideology."