{"id":2533602,"date":"2026-01-12T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smithsonian-removes-trumps-impeachment-from-portrait-plaque\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:34:37","slug":"smithsonian-removes-trumps-impeachment-from-portrait-plaque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smithsonian-removes-trumps-impeachment-from-portrait-plaque\/","title":{"rendered":"Smithsonian removes Trump\u2019s impeachment from portrait plaque"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fsmithsonian-removes-trumps-impeachment-from-portrait-plaque%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=2533602&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 Smithsonian&#8217;s National Portrait Gallery removed a line noting President Donald Trump&#8217;s two impeachments from the plaque accompanying his portrait and replaced the label with a simpler &#8220;tombstone&#8221;-style caption and a new black-and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-gets-us-ad-reactions-prove-changing-the-gospel-doesnt-change-hearts\/\" title=\"\u2018He Gets Us\u2019 Ad Reactions Prove Changing The Gospel Doesn\u2019t Change Hearts\">-white photograph<\/a> by White House photographer Daniel Torok. The original online label,which included biographical details,Trump&#8217;s Supreme Court nominations and his management&#8217;s role in developing COVID-19 vaccines,ended by noting he was &#8220;impeached twice \u2026 [and] acquitted by the Senate in both trials.&#8221; The updated display omits that impeachment reference and other biographical context (birth year, presidential numbering and years in office). The Smithsonian said the change is part of a planned design update exploring briefer labels and noted that documentation of the impeachments remains in the National Museum of American history. The change drew praise from a White House spokesman and comes after a March 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">executive order<\/a> from Trump ordering a Smithsonian review to remove so-called &#8220;divisive&#8221; content and promote &#8220;American exceptionalism.&#8221;  <\/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\">Smithsonian changes Trump&rsquo;s National Portrait Gallery plaque to exclude impeachment mention<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2470617\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/smithsonian-institution\/\">Smithsonian<\/a>&lsquo;s National Portrait Gallery removed a reference this week to President<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\"> Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s two <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/impeachment\/\">impeachments<\/a> during his first term from a plaque commemorating his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Until recently, the portrait label, the original text for which is still <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/npg.si.edu\/object\/npg_NPG.2022.158.1?destination=edan-search\/default_search%3Fedan_local%3D1%26edan_q%3Dtrump\">available online<\/a>, provided a detailed summary of Trump&rsquo;s first term, including his Supreme Court nominations and his administration&rsquo;s role in developing COVID-19 vaccines. The text concluded with a note on Trump&rsquo;s legal history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4414446\/trump-affordability-troubles-midterm-elections\/\">Trump is throwing affordability &#8216;spaghetti at the wall&#8217; &mdash; will anything stick for the midterm elections?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4414363\/trump-likely-bar-exxon-venezuela-oil-investment\/\">Trump likely to bar Exxon from Venezuela oil investment: &#8216;They&#8217;re playing too cute&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4411133\/trump-tariffs-threats-military-action-foreign-policy-pivot\/\">Trump turns from tariffs to threats of military action in foreign policy pivot<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Impeached twice, on charges of abuse of power and incitement of insurrection after supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, he was acquitted by the Senate in both trials,&rdquo; the Smithsonian&rsquo;s online text says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The updated display now features a new black-and-white photograph taken by White House photographer Daniel Torok, showing Trump leaning over the Resolute desk in the Oval Office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>White House spokesman Davis Ingle celebrated the new portrait and said in a statement to <em>the<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/10\/arts\/smithsonian-trump-impeachment-portrait-gallery.html\"><em>  New York Times<\/em> <\/a>that it shows 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 &ldquo;unmatched aura.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The accompanying text was stripped of all biographical context, including his birth year, his status as the 45th and 47th president, and the years in office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Smithsonian <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-smithsonian-impeachment-national-portrait-gallery-photo-47a192aa3fdb9c434e405812a36b455a\">characterized the change <\/a>as part of a &ldquo;planned update&rdquo; and said Trump&rsquo;s impeachment history remains documented in the National Museum of American History.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Smithsonian said the change to Trump&rsquo;s display is part of a larger design transition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For some new exhibitions and displays, the museum has been exploring quotes or tombstone labels, which provide only general information, such as the artist&rsquo;s name,&rdquo; the spokesperson said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wypr.org\/wypr-arts\/2026-01-11\/national-portrait-gallery-removes-impeachment-references-next-to-trump-photo\">statement to <em>NPR<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/4414627\/americans-identify-independent-record-high-younger-generations-spurn-party-labels\/\"><strong>AMERICANS IDENTIFY AS INDEPENDENTS AT RECORD HIGH AS YOUNGER GENERATIONS SPURN PARTY LABELS&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The news comes at a wavering time for the museum, as Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 aimed at eliminating what he called &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >divisive race-centered ideology&#038;rdquo<\/a>; from the Smithsonian.<\/p>\n<p>The executive order also called for a mandatory internal review of all museum content to ensure it celebrates &ldquo;American exceptionalism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smithsonian omits Trump impeachment from plaque<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2533603,"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\/2026\/01\/AP26011748163584.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3636,70683,17565,3634],"class_list":["post-2533602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-impeachment","tag-museum-controversy","tag-smithsonian","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26011748163584.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533602","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\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2533602"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2533611,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2533602\/revisions\/2533611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2533603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2533602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2533602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2533602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}