{"id":2474057,"date":"2025-08-13T00:58:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T04:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-orders-smithsonian-content-review-to-align-museums-with-trump-vision-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T00:59:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T04:59:57","slug":"white-house-orders-smithsonian-content-review-to-align-museums-with-trump-vision-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-orders-smithsonian-content-review-to-align-museums-with-trump-vision-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House orders Smithsonian content review to align museums with Trump vision &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-orders-smithsonian-content-review-to-align-museums-with-trump-vision-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2474057&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The White House has directed a review of Smithsonian Institution content too ensure its exhibitions and materials align with the Trump governance&#8217;s vision of American history ahead of the United States&#8217; 250th anniversary. Officials including Lindsey Halligan, Vince Haley, and Russ Vought sent a letter to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch requesting that the institution emphasize themes of unity, progress, and enduring national values. This move is part of President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-covid-19-flip-flops-a-timeline\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s COVID-19 Flip-Flops: A Timeline\">executive order titled<\/a> &#8220;Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,&#8221; which critiques the Smithsonian for promoting divisive,race-centered narratives. The White House plans to oversee various aspects of Smithsonian work-such as exhibit texts, online content, curatorial methods, and anniversary exhibition planning-while avoiding interference with everyday operations. The Smithsonian has responded by affirming its commitment to scholarly excellence and stated it will cooperate with the administration in this process.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House orders Smithsonian content review to align museums with Trump vision<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2202503\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a> will vet Smithsonian content ahead of the United States&rsquo;s 250th birthday, ensuring its exhibits will be in line with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"administration's\">administration&rsquo;s<\/a> historical vision.<\/p>\n<p>White House senior associate&nbsp;Lindsey Halligan, Domestic Policy Council head Vince Haley, and Office of Management and Budget Director&nbsp;Russ Vought sent a letter to Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch, saying they wanted the institution to show &ldquo;unity, progress, and enduring values that define the American story,&rdquo; the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/white-house-to-vet-smithsonian-museums-to-fit-trumps-historical-vision-78875c8a?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAjd-nNH8AkQ3hU_-xPX_RTtFRzfGxvDqJyAvQEcbM_wmHXTcHALTeaAypozDIs%3D&amp;gaa_ts=689bfa8a&amp;gaa_sig=80coYDH3Ujcrm40bCZDKtFKC8THUFjUMvh_ewrEgSTqGcRrOE0bq8EKSGlgg5TMJxeYZ286AZOGHxGfwLbsvOQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>. The initiative is part of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s March 27 executive order &ldquo;Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3497825\/trump-finds-some-support-dc-residents-police-takeover\/\">Trump&#8217;s takeover of blue DC met with praise and rage by fed-up residents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3497921\/dc-national-guard-mobilizes-trump-district-takeover\/\">National Guard mobilizes in DC for Trump&#8217;s police takeover and crime crackdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3497320\/trump-commissions-new-coast-guard-icebreaker-arctic-security\/\">Trump commissions new Coast Guard icebreaker with aims of boosting Arctic security<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This initiative aims to ensure alignment with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions,&rdquo; the Tuesday letter read.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had laid out his plan for the Smithsonian early in his second term, bemoaning in his aforementioned executive order that the institution had &ldquo;come under the influence of a divisive, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-unveils-new-official-portrait-of-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... unveils new official portrait of Trump - Washington Examiner\">race-centered ideology&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that promotes &ldquo;narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The executive order was used last week to announce the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3490606\/national-park-service-reinstall-confederate-statue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"restoration\">restoration<\/a> of a statue of Albert Pike, the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C. The statue had been torn down by rioters in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the Smithsonian overhaul, the White House will <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >eye public exhibition text<\/a>, online content, internal curatorial processes, exhibition planning, and the use of collections and artist grants, according to the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>. Particular focus will be directed to the Smithsonian&rsquo;s exhibitions celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. The White House&rsquo;s letter requested that the institution choose a representative to work directly with the administration to plan the 250th anniversary festivities.<\/p>\n<p>The letter stressed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/effort-to-wash-harris-clean-of-biden-administration-mistakes-is-tall-order-sarah-bedford-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Effort to \u2018wash Harris clean\u2019 of Biden administration mistakes is tall order: Sarah Bedford - Washington Examiner\">administration doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t intend to interfere with &ldquo;day-to-day operations of curators or staff&rdquo; but wants &ldquo;to support a broader vision of excellence that highlights historically accurate, uplifting, and inclusive portrayals of America&rsquo;s heritage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3490606\/national-park-service-reinstall-confederate-statue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO REINSTALL STATUE OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL TOPPLED IN DC IN 2020\">NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO REINSTALL STATUE OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL TOPPLED IN DC IN 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a statement to the outlet, the Smithsonian said it would cooperate with the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Smithsonian&rsquo;s work is grounded in a deep commitment to scholarly excellence, rigorous research, and the accurate, factual presentation of history,&rdquo; the Smithsonian said. &ldquo;We are reviewing the letter with this commitment in mind and will continue to collaborate constructively with the White House, Congress, and our governing Board of Regents.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2202503\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2202503\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>White House directs Smithsonian to align exhibits with Trump vision<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2474058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Smithsonian-museum.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[61172,52743,17565,61173,32127],"class_list":["post-2474057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-content-review","tag-museums-2","tag-smithsonian","tag-trump-vision","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Smithsonian-museum.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474057"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474061,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474057\/revisions\/2474061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2474058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}