{"id":2635259,"date":"2026-07-25T09:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-warnings-signs-be-put-in-front-of-smithsonian\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T09:20:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:20:03","slug":"trump-orders-warnings-signs-be-put-in-front-of-smithsonian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-warnings-signs-be-put-in-front-of-smithsonian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders warnings signs be put in front of Smithsonian"},"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\">20<\/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%2Ftrump-orders-warnings-signs-be-put-in-front-of-smithsonian%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=2635259&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>President donald Trump ordered the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of American History to display signs highlighting a White House report accusing the museum of shifting its mission toward ideological bias and political activism over past accuracy. The 162-page report from the White house\u2019s Domestic Policy Council claimed that the museum has prioritized extreme political views, diverging from straightforward education and scholarship. In response, Trump directed the Department of the Interior and the National Park service to place warning signs along the museum\u2019s access walkways and entrances, warning visitors that the exhibits may be influenced by biased perspectives. This move aims to correct what Trump described as \u201cinaccurate information\u201d and guide visitors toward more balanced sources of American history.<\/p>\n<p>The administration\u2019s actions against the Smithsonian come amid long-standing oversight concerns,with Trump previously directing efforts to remove what he considered \u201cimproper ideology\u201d from Smithsonian exhibits. The Smithsonian officials, including national Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig and Secretary Lonnie Bunch, have defended the institution\u2019s work, asserting their commitment to scholarship, accuracy, and presenting a extensive view of American history. They criticized the White House report as an unfair characterization of their exhibits and mission. The controversy reflects ongoing political debates over how American history is presented and interpreted in national museums.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Friday ordered the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/smithsonian-institution\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3107\">Smithsonian\u2019s<\/a> National Museum of American <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/history\/\">History <\/a>to put up signs highlighting a report that concluded the country\u2019s leading cultural center put ideological bias over historical facts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2026\/07\/restoring-trust-in-the-smithsonian-institution-e061\/\">162-page report<\/a> from the White House\u2019s Domestic Policy Council was released earlier this month, and it wrote that \u201cideological capture has moved the Museum\u2019s mission away from straightforward historical education and scholarship toward an extreme political activism that seeks to transform our country.\u201d <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a 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type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5973\">Doug Burgum<\/a> and the National Park Service, which maintains the sidewalks outside the museum, to point visitors to the report on temporary signage along walkways that lead to the museum, in addition to signage above each entrance that reads: \u201cWarning: the exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don\u2019t want you to love your country.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The signage will correct \u201cinaccurate information presented in the Museum\u201d and direct visitors to \u201clocations and resources for accurate information regarding America\u2019s history,\u201d according to Trump. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move comes as the president and his team have long targeted the Smithsonian Institution, which receives roughly two-thirds of its approximately $1 billion annual budget through federal appropriations, over concerns it puts leftist ideology over an accurate portrayal of U.S. history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, Trump<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/03\/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history\/\"> directed<\/a> Vice President JD Vance and the Domestic Policy Council to \u201cremove improper ideology\u201d from Smithsonian museums and suggest \u201cactions necessary to fully effectuate such policies.\u201d Through an  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/03\/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history\/\">executive order<\/a>, he targeted funding for programs that advanced \u201cdivisive narratives\u201d and \u201cimproper ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this week, Smithsonian National Museum of American History director Anthea Hartig<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4657414\/brandon-gill-smithsonian-mickey-mouse-racist\/\"> was pressed by<\/a> Republicans on several exhibits at the institution, including one lawmakers said suggested Mickey Mouse was racist, and concerns about children engaging with a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4658658\/republican-mary-miller-grills-smithsonian-official-lgbt-exhibit\/\">sexually explicit <\/a>LGBT exhibit that displayed a \u201ccrotch harness\u201d in the \u201cIllegal to be You: Gay History Beyond Stonewall\u201d exhibit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hartig defended the institution and clapped back against the July 4 White House report. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\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<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4628676\/planned-parenthood-accused-possible-fraud-over-sex-change-care\/\"><strong>PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACCUSED OF POSSIBLE FRAUD OVER SEX-CHANGE \u2018CARE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch also<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/trump-orders-signage-warning-visitors-inaccurate-information-smithsoni-rcna589156\"> defended<\/a> the institution in comments to NBC News earlier this month, arguing that the White House\u2019s July 4 report writing that the White House\u2019s report \u201cis not a fair characterization of the work and totality of the National Museum of American History.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt the Smithsonian, our work is driven by scholarship, accuracy and an uncompromising commitment to tell the fullness of America\u2019s story,\u201d Bunch wrote. The institution remains \u201cfocused on what grounds us: a steadfast commitment to scholarship, nonpartisanship, independence, accuracy, and integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump orders Smithsonian signs over bias report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2635260,"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\/07\/smithsonian-american-history-museum.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5894,17565,3634],"class_list":["post-2635259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-politics","tag-smithsonian","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/smithsonian-american-history-museum.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635259","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2635259"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2635263,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2635259\/revisions\/2635263"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2635260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2635259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2635259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2635259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}