Trump orders disclaimers outside Smithsonian's Museum of American History
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President Trump on Friday issued an executive order directing disclaimers be installed outside the Smithsonian’s Museum of American history to warn passerby that some of the museum’s exhibits do not reflect his perspective on the nation’s past.
In an executive order entitled “Restoring trust in the Smithsonian Institution,” the president cited a recently-released report produced by the White House Domestic Policy Council after a months-long review of the NMAH’s exhibits.
“The Report demonstrates that the Smithsonian leadership does not present American history as a shared national inheritance to be taught and celebrated, but instead views American history as a ‘prime tool’ to advance ideas of social justice and the radical transformation of our society,” the president said in his executive order.
The Smithsonian Institute declined to comment.
The president directed his administration to “take all available steps” to address the issues identified in this report. This includes encouraging corrections and installing temporary warning signs outside of the museum.
This directive is the latest in the Trump administration dispute with the Smithsonian Institute and its history museum. The White House report specifically singled out NMAH Director Anthea Hartig, citing her statement that she views history as a “prime tool of social justice.”
Republican lawmakers grilled Hartig over allegations that the museum is rewriting history during her testimony before the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency earlier this week.
Hartig defended the museum against this criticism and said it “does not take sides in America’s political debates.”
“We preserve and document the evidence of American life in all of its breadth, so that the public can encounter the past and draw their own conclusions,” Hartig said during her testimony.
Earlier this year, the president criticized the Smithsonian Institute and National Park Service sites for allegedly focusing too much on the history of enslavement in the U.S., instead of the country’s “success.”
The administration’s attempts to remove an exhibit on slavery from George Washington’s home near Independence Hall in Philadelphia earlier this year sparked a legal battle over the president’s authority to do so.
“The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future,” he wrote on Truth Social.
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President Trump on Friday issued an executive order directing disclaimers be installed outside the Smithsonian’s Museum of American history to warn passerby that some of the museum’s exhibits do not reflect his perspective on the nation’s past.
In an executive order entitled “Restoring trust in the Smithsonian Institution,” the president cited a recently-released report produced by the White House Domestic Policy Council after a months-long review of the NMAH’s exhibits.
“The Report demonstrates that the Smithsonian leadership does not present American history as a shared national inheritance to be taught and celebrated, but instead views American history as a ‘prime tool’ to advance ideas of social justice and the radical transformation of our society,” the president said in his executive order.
The Smithsonian Institute declined to comment.
The president directed his administration to “take all available steps” to address the issues identified in this report. This includes encouraging corrections and installing temporary warning signs outside of the museum.
This directive is the latest in the Trump administration dispute with the Smithsonian Institute and its history museum. The White House report specifically singled out NMAH Director Anthea Hartig, citing her statement that she views history as a “prime tool of social justice.”
Republican lawmakers grilled Hartig over allegations that the museum is rewriting history during her testimony before the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency earlier this week.
Hartig defended the museum against this criticism and said it “does not take sides in America’s political debates.”
“We preserve and document the evidence of American life in all of its breadth, so that the public can encounter the past and draw their own conclusions,” Hartig said during her testimony.
Earlier this year, the president criticized the Smithsonian Institute and National Park Service sites for allegedly focusing too much on the history of enslavement in the U.S., instead of the country’s “success.”
The administration’s attempts to remove an exhibit on slavery from George Washington’s home near Independence Hall in Philadelphia earlier this year sparked a legal battle over the president’s authority to do so.
“The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future,” he wrote on Truth Social.
Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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President Trump on Friday issued an executive order directing disclaimers be installed outside the Smithsonian’s Museum of American history to warn passerby that some of the museum’s exhibits do not reflect his perspective on the nation’s past.
In an executive order entitled “Restoring trust in the Smithsonian Institution,” the president cited a recently-released report produced by the White House Domestic Policy Council after a months-long review of the NMAH’s exhibits.
“The Report demonstrates that the Smithsonian leadership does not present American history as a shared national inheritance to be taught and celebrated, but instead views American history as a ‘prime tool’ to advance ideas of social justice and the radical transformation of our society,” the president said in his executive order.
The Smithsonian Institute declined to comment.
The president directed his administration to “take all available steps” to address the issues identified in this report. This includes encouraging corrections and installing temporary warning signs outside of the museum.
This directive is the latest in the Trump administration dispute with the Smithsonian Institute and its history museum. The White House report specifically singled out NMAH Director Anthea Hartig, citing her statement that she views history as a “prime tool of social justice.”
Republican lawmakers grilled Hartig over allegations that the museum is rewriting history during her testimony before the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency earlier this week.
Hartig defended the museum against this criticism and said it “does not take sides in America’s political debates.”
“We preserve and document the evidence of American life in all of its breadth, so that the public can encounter the past and draw their own conclusions,” Hartig said during her testimony.
Earlier this year, the president criticized the Smithsonian Institute and National Park Service sites for allegedly focusing too much on the history of enslavement in the U.S., instead of the country’s “success.”
The administration’s attempts to remove an exhibit on slavery from George Washington’s home near Independence Hall in Philadelphia earlier this year sparked a legal battle over the president’s authority to do so.
“The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future,” he wrote on Truth Social.
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