{"id":2635019,"date":"2026-07-24T22:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T02:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-moves-to-restore-trust-in-smithsonian-institution\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T22:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T02:05:26","slug":"white-house-moves-to-restore-trust-in-smithsonian-institution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-moves-to-restore-trust-in-smithsonian-institution\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Moves to &#8216;Restore Trust&#8217; in Smithsonian Institution"},"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\">18<\/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-moves-to-restore-trust-in-smithsonian-institution%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=2635019&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>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mamdani-who-said-israel-not-a-place-gets-roasted-for-wishing-jewish-nycers-peaceful-holiday-thats-definitely-about-israel-being-a-place\/\" title=\"Mamdani, Who Said Israel &#039;Not a Place,&#039; Gets Roasted for Wishing Jewish NYCers &#039;Peaceful&#039; Holiday That&#039;s Definitely About Israel Being a Place\">content discusses recent actions<\/a> taken by then-President Donald Trump concerning the Smithsonian Institution.on july 23, 2026, Trump issued an executive order titled \u201cRestoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution,\u201d citing a report that alleges the museum&#8217;s leadership has shifted American history presentation towards social justice activism and political ideology rather than honest storytelling. The report claims that the Smithsonian portrays America negatively, emphasizing themes of slavery, racism, and oppression, while diminishing customary patriotic narratives and founding figures. In response, the order directs the installation of signage at the museum and surrounding areas to inform visitors of the report&#8217;s findings and to promote accurate representations of American history. The order also criticizes the museum&#8217;s current approach as ideologically driven and seeks to reinforce its original mission of celebrating American heritage. the initiative aims to restore the museum&#8217;s integrity and return to an honest depiction of the nation&#8217;s history, amid accusations of ideological bias and political activism infiltrating its exhibits.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Visitors to the Smithsonian Institution will be warned that a slanted version of America\u2019s story awaits within.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, President Donald Trump issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/07\/restoring-trust-in-the-smithsonian-institution-e061\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Executive Order<\/a> dubbed \u201cRestoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The order noted that a new report from the Domestic Policy Council demonstrated that \u201cthe Smithsonian leadership does not present American history as a d national inheritance to be taught and celebrated, but instead views American history as a \u2018prime tool\u2019 to advance ideas of social justice and the radical transformation of our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Report also overwhelmingly demonstrates that current leadership of both the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum cannot be trusted to tell America\u2019s story with honesty and gratitude,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a><br \/>  Withdraw all federal funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/smithsonian?\">@smithsonian<\/a> NOW<br \/> Let them secure their own funding &#038; sink or swim like liberal PBS <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hwYuHF6gGb\">https:\/\/t.co\/hwYuHF6gGb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GigiRNC (@GigiRNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GigiRNC\/status\/2080391705493115271?\">July 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The order commanded the Secretary of the Interior to \u201cinstall temporary signage along the NPS-maintained sidewalks and walkways used by the public to access the Museum, informing visitors of the findings of the Report.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch signage shall notify visitors that the Museum exhibits should be renovated consistent with the findings in the\u00a0Report and direct visitors to locations and resources for accurate information regarding America\u2019s history,\u201d the order said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the Museum has failed to appropriately honor the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence during this 250th anniversary year of the founding of our country,\u201d the order said, officials shall install \u201ctemporary exhibits or signage on NPS-maintained sidewalks, walkways, and land used by the public that corrects inaccurate information presented in the Museum.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QoysKMfYza\">https:\/\/t.co\/QoysKMfYza<\/a><br \/>  President Trump issued an executive order restoring trust in the Smithsonian Institution by implementing governance and transparency reforms to strengthen accountability and fiduciary oversight. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QoysKMfYza\">https:\/\/t.co\/QoysKMfYza<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 POTUS 47 Actions\/Executive Orders (@47_Actions) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/47_Actions\/status\/2080734125539942828?\">July 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The report, \u201cSaving America\u2019s Story: How Ideological Capture at the Smithsonian Institution\u2019s National Museum of American History Erases Our Heritage\u201d found that the \u201cSmithsonian and Museum leadership have directed the Museum\u2019s mission away from historical education and scholarship of a d national inheritance to be celebrated, and toward extreme political activism, rooted in Marxism, to divide, dispirit, and discourage Americans,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2026\/07\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-restores-trust-in-the-smithsonian-institution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fact sheet<\/a> issued in conjunction with the order.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump is fighting back to restore one of the Nation\u2019s greatest civic treasures to its founding mission and purpose and reestablish truth in the Nation\u2019s historical narrative,\u201d the fact sheet said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/releases\/2026\/07\/saving-americas-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> said that the Smithsonian \u201cpurposely presents America as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/smithsonians-american-history-museum-engages-in-extreme-political-activism-new-white-house-report-concludes\/\" title=\"Smithsonian&#039;s ... Museum Engages In &#039;Extreme Political Activism,&#039; New White House ... Concludes\">problematic country irredeemably conceived<\/a>, founded by deeply flawed men, and still operating today as an instrument of systemic racism and oppression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the Museum\u2019s current telling, the country is, above all, defined by white supremacy, slavery, conquest, exclusion, hierarchy, racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and systemic injustice,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Now you know why Trump went after the Smithsonian! They\u2019re installing woke ideology into the history of our great country! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XM3EcPb5PD\">https:\/\/t.co\/XM3EcPb5PD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kenny\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@KeNnEtHCIbeliev) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KeNnEtHCIbeliev\/status\/2080103695006539888?\">July 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The report said that at the museum, \u201cthe Founders are minimized, if not entirely excluded; traditional patriotic narratives are treated with suspicion, if not outright contempt; and the basic symbols and stories that once helped unify Americans are presented not as reasons for gratitude and inspiration, but as objects to be inherently questioned, dismantled, \u2018problematized,\u2019 and reinterpreted to achieve ideological ends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo the extent that there is a story told at the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of American History, it is not one of \u2018the victory of freedom and genius of our country, but one of regret, tragedy and shame,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The report noted that the museum \u201cis a clear and institutionalized example of intersectional critical theory \u2014 an intellectual framework rooted in Marxism that seeks to radically transform society by revealing and challenging alleged \u2018overlapping systems of oppression\u2019 \u2014 applied to American history.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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