{"id":25690,"date":"2026-08-03T00:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T19:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25690"},"modified":"2026-08-03T00:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T19:48:11","slug":"trump-proposes-smallest-smithsonian-budget-to-fight-woke-ideology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25690","title":{"rendered":"Trump proposes smallest Smithsonian budget to fight woke ideology"},"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>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6402199531112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Trump orders warning signs outside Smithsonian over &#8216;woke&#8217; exhibits<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">President Donald Trump orders warning signs outside the Smithsonian, alleging politicized exhibits that emphasize activism over history. The institution faces scrutiny for promoting racial reparations and for a 2020 infographic criticizing &#8216;white culture.&#8217; A congressional hearing further ignited debate over the museum&#8217;s &#8216;woke&#8217; displays and their historical accuracy, highlighting the growing tension.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">President <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_307883\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s effort to remake the Smithsonian is reaching the institution&#8217;s bottom line, with the administration proposing its smallest budget request in years while pushing to eliminate what it calls &#8220;woke&#8221; ideology from federally funded museums and programs.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A Fox News Digital analysis of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_307884\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/smithsonian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smithsonian<\/a> budget requests found the institution submitted steadily larger funding requests during the Biden administration, with annual requests rising from $1.11 billion in fiscal year 2021 to a record $1.24 billion in fiscal year 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The fiscal year 2025 request also exceeded $1 billion before the Trump administration proposed reducing the institution&#8217;s request below that threshold in its fiscal year 2026 and 2027 budgets\u2014the first time since fiscal year 2020 that the Smithsonian&#8217;s annual request has fallen below $1 billion.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The proposed funding reduction comes as the White House expands one of its most ambitious efforts to reshape a federally funded cultural institution, arguing the Smithsonian has promoted ideological narratives at odds with its mission and directing it to change its exhibits, programming, leadership and spending priorities.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_307885\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/former-democratic-staffers-dei-leaders-shape-smithsonian-leadership-amid-political-firestorm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FORMER DEMOCRATIC STAFFERS, DEI LEADERS SHAPE SMITHSONIAN LEADERSHIP AMID POLITICAL FIRESTORM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/f28375ae-trump-portrait-gallery-smithsonian.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/f28375ae-trump-portrait-gallery-smithsonian.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/f28375ae-trump-portrait-gallery-smithsonian.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/f28375ae-trump-portrait-gallery-smithsonian.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/f28375ae-trump-portrait-gallery-smithsonian.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/f28375ae-trump-portrait-gallery-smithsonian.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/f28375ae-trump-portrait-gallery-smithsonian.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/f28375ae-trump-portrait-gallery-smithsonian.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/f28375ae-trump-portrait-gallery-smithsonian.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A new photographic portrait of US President is being featured at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC on January 10,2026.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>President Donald Trump launched a sweeping White House review of the Smithsonian, arguing the institution had promoted &#8220;divisive&#8221; ideological narratives.<\/span> <span>(Maxine Wallace\/The Washington Post\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The White House&#8217;s effort to root out what it calls &#8220;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_307886\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/smithsonian-pushed-revolting-social-action-training-whiteness-chart-apology-expert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">woke&#8221; ideology at the Smithsonian<\/a> has grown into one of the most extensive reviews of the institution in decades.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Over the past 16 months, the administration has examined museum exhibits, educational programming, internal records and leadership statements, issued multiple document requests, interviewed curators and conducted on-site museum walkthroughs.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">That review culminated in a 162-page White House report recommending sweeping reforms and a new round of executive actions aimed at implementing those recommendations.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The administration has ordered the Smithsonian to promote what it describes as a more accurate portrayal of American history while scrutinizing exhibits, programming and leadership across the museum complex.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_307887\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/inside-behemoth-smithsonian-museum-network-drawing-fire-trump-administration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>INSIDE THE BEHEMOTH SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM NETWORK DRAWING FIRE FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/smithsonian-museum-exterior.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/smithsonian-museum-exterior.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/smithsonian-museum-exterior.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/smithsonian-museum-exterior.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/smithsonian-museum-exterior.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/smithsonian-museum-exterior.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/smithsonian-museum-exterior.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/smithsonian-museum-exterior.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/smithsonian-museum-exterior.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A sign marks the entrance to the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building located along the National Mall on August 20, 2025, in Washington.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Smithsonian, the nation&#8217;s largest museum and research complex, is at the center of a White House campaign to overhaul its presentation of American history.<\/span> <span>(J. David Ake\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Smithsonian oversees 21 museums, the National Zoo and nearly 157 million objects and specimens while receiving more than $1 billion annually in federal funding, in addition to private donations and other trust revenue.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The taxpayer-supported institution has become the latest battleground in a broader national debate over patriotism, historical interpretation and the role of federally funded cultural institutions in shaping how Americans understand the nation&#8217;s past.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_307888\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-orders-signs-outside-smithsonian-museum-amid-row-over-its-depiction-american-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TRUMP ORDERS SIGNS OUTSIDE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM AMID ROW OVER ITS DEPICTION OF AMERICAN HISTORY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Whether <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_307889\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Congress<\/a> adopts the administration&#8217;s proposed funding levels remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But alongside executive orders, museum reviews and a sweeping White House report, the budget proposal signals that the administration intends to use both policy and federal funding to reshape one of the nation&#8217;s largest cultural institutions.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Smithsonian Institute did not immediately respond to Fox New Digital&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Amanda Macias covers the intersection of business, economics and politics, with a focus on how policy decisions shape markets, businesses and American workers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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>Trump orders warning signs outside Smithsonian over &#8216;woke&#8217; exhibits President Donald Trump orders warning signs outside the Smithsonian, alleging politicized exhibits that emphasize activism over history. 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