{"id":16412,"date":"2026-07-25T04:24:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16412"},"modified":"2026-07-25T04:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T23:24:20","slug":"trump-orders-new-signs-outside-smithsonian-saying-some-exhibits-are-inaccurate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16412","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders new signs outside Smithsonian saying some exhibits are inaccurate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">President <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> ordered his administration Friday to install signs in front of the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/travel-and-tourism-e562596ad2a44321b4fa0e90c3377eab\">Smithsonian Institution<\/a> &#8216;s U.S. history museum telling visitors that some of the exhibits are inaccurate, his latest move to reshape how the story of the United States is told.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Trump&#8217;s move <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-smithsonian-leadership-activists-history-museum-cda2e8cff29f56a34e5a5d510bb45cda\">follows a report<\/a> released July 4 by his Domestic Policy Council saying leaders of the Smithsonian and its National Museum of American History don&#8217;t tell history \u201cin a way that is inspiring, unifying, and worthy of our great republic.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The president lacks authority to quickly fire the Smithsonian leadership or to order changes to exhibits, so his executive order targets the sidewalks out front, which are maintained by the National Park Service. His executive order calls for signs telling visitors about the White House report and directing them to resources for what he calls \u201caccurate information regarding America\u2019s history.\u201d It also calls for a temporary exhibit that corrects information he deems inaccurate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Smithsonian officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Anthea M. Hartig, director of the American history museum, pushed back on the White House report during congressional hearings this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cAs we continue to fact check the report, we unwaveringly attest that it does not fairly or accurately characterize the full body of work at the museum,\u201d she told lawmakers. \u201cThere is always room for improvement. But I also know the beauty and the inspiration and the expertise that lies in our collections, our exhibits, and our programming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Smithsonian operates outside the executive branch and museum directors report to Secretary Lonnie Bunch, who is subject to oversight from a Board of Regents. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Trump\u2019s escalating effort to force changes at the Smithsonian marks the Republican president\u2019s latest move to transform cultural pillars of society, such as universities and art, that he considers out of step with conservative sensibilities. Trump had <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-kennedy-center-board-chairman-firings-21cd0018c6e9f591d59becea8573d8c0\">himself installed as chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts<\/a> with the aim of overhauling programming, and his handpicked board voted to add his name to the building, only to have a federal judge later <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-name-removal-kennedy-center-5a32c569d72c333e9d65c76b4224b617\">order the signs to be removed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Trump has also imposed changes on historical sites beyond Washington, including in Philadelphia, where the administration <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/philadelphia-slavery-exhibit-trump-washington-465cf8d6a81d00dd82242e7a2366bb65\">won a court ruling<\/a> last week allowing it to reinstall interpretive panels that critics say whitewash the history of slavery at the site of President George Washington\u2019s home. Advocates, academics and officials have been concerned for months that the version that complies with Trump\u2019s order could give a history that <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/slavery-exhibit-removed-philadelphia-trump-executive-order-dd764277133f47ec1173e8dc16703958\">plays down the pain<\/a> in the nation\u2019s past in favor of a more triumphant view.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Trump in March revealed his <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-smithsonian-executive-order-improper-ideology-558ebfab722f603e94e02a1a4b06ed4d\">intention to force changes<\/a> at the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/\">Smithsonian Institution<\/a> with an <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/03\/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history\/\">executive order<\/a> that targeted funding for programs that advanced \u201cdivisive narratives\u201d and \u201cimproper ideology.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump ordered his administration Friday to install signs in front of the Smithsonian Institution &#8216;s U.S. history museum telling visitors that some of the exhibits are inaccurate, his latest move to reshape how the story of the United States is told. 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