{"id":2662689,"date":"2026-09-16T18:36:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T22:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/admin-preparing-to-place-warning-signs-around-smithsonian-american-history-museum\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T18:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T22:41:25","slug":"admin-preparing-to-place-warning-signs-around-smithsonian-american-history-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/admin-preparing-to-place-warning-signs-around-smithsonian-american-history-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Admin Preparing to Place Warning Signs Around Smithsonian American History Museum"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fadmin-preparing-to-place-warning-signs-around-smithsonian-american-history-museum%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=2662689&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 article discusses the Trump administration&#8217;s initiative to place warning signs outside the Smithsonian American History Museum. thes signs aim to highlight and critique what the administration considers biased or false facts and politically motivated narratives in the museum&#8217;s exhibits. The Interior Department has sent letters to two senators, indicating plans to install 12 temporary signs at a cost of $84,000, aligning with President Trump&#8217;s 2025 executive order titled &#8220;Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.&#8221; This order seeks to remove &#8220;improper ideology&#8221; from Smithsonian properties, accusing the museum&#8217;s leadership of promoting radical or personal ideologies over objective ancient recounting. The move is also justified as a way for visitors, especially parents with children, to be better informed about the interpretive biases within the museum.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative has sparked criticism and political reactions, with some lawmakers condemning the museum&#8217;s current leadership and accusing it of promoting divisive ideological viewpoints. The outgoing Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch has been publicly criticized, with detractors pointing to his advocacy for diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, and alleging past statements reflecting bias. Reports from the White House have also highlighted concerns about institutional bias within other Smithsonian museums, suggesting that some may promote narratives favorable to illegal immigration and other contentious issues. this effort marks a significant clash over how American history is presented and perceived within national cultural institutions.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has begun outlining plans to place warning signs outside the Smithsonian American History Museum, denoting false information and politically biased accounts of the country\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p>The Interior Department sent letters to two senators, one from each party, detailing its intent to install 12 temporary signs costing $84,000, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/16\/arts\/design\/trump-signs-smithsonian-history-museum.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BlE.c39Y.4FiFM76mNXu8&#038;smid=url-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to a Wednesday report by The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>The letters, sent to GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, did not specify the signs\u2019 size or their content.<\/p>\n<p>They did, however, declare that the effort would align with President Donald Trump\u2019s 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/03\/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a>, \u201cRestoring Truth and Sanity to American History.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s order mandated that \u201cimproper ideology\u201d be removed from Smithsonian properties, because \u201cover the past decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation\u2019s history, replacing objective facts with a distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Interior Sec. Doug Burgum said he issued the letters in response to questions from lawmakers about Trump\u2019s declaration.<\/p>\n<p>The letters said that Americans should be able to visit the museum and have \u201crelevant information about the curators\u2019 interpretation of history and their stated goal of changing the viewpoints of visitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It then accused Smithsonian\u2019s leaders of having \u201caltered the museum\u2019s role from accurately and coherently telling America\u2019s story to using the museum as a tool to advance personal, radical ideologies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe the public should enter the museum fully equipped with the information needed to evaluate whether to invest their time viewing these exhibits and programming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Burgum stated that the signs will \u201censure parents bringing young children to the museum are equipped to protect the well-being of their children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was in relation to \u201cpresent ideological viewpoints inconsistent with biology, including ideologies that sex is not binary, that biological men can be women and that biological men should be permitted to compete in women\u2019s sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Atlantic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/culture\/2026\/09\/trump-signs-smithsonian-history\/688636\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on the letters this week as well, writing that they were issued on Sept. 3. Moreover, the outlet cited a source familiar with the project who said the author of the text, and its specific content, remain under wraps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis may be the first instance in which executive branch intervention of this nature has become Necessary,\u201d Burgum explained.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he was highly critical of outgoing Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, who announced his retirement last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVisitors should be aware of Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch\u2019s history of invidious discrimination and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-blasts-media-over-waukesha-attack-suspect-had-anti-white-animus-was-an-intentional-act\/\" title=\"DeSantis Blasts Media Over Waukesha Attack: Suspect Had \u2018Anti-White Animus,\u2019 \u2018Was An Intentional Act\u2019\">anti-white animus<\/a>,\u201d the letter declared.<\/p>\n<p>It also referred to an essay in which Bunch \u201cdescribed the museum profession as \u2018awash in whiteness,&#8217;\u201d and stated that \u201cuntil we change the tint and tone of our work force, we are just dancing around the edges of our greatest failure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republican-lawmakers-say-good-riddance-dei-focused-smithsonian-head-quits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrated<\/a> the news of Bunch\u2019s imminent departure last week, pointing out his large government salary and his love for diversity, equity, and inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri responded to the news with an X post, simply writing, \u201cGood riddance. He should return his salary to the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Good riddance. He should return his salary to the American people <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gkITnA6hte\">https:\/\/t.co\/gkITnA6hte<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/2097382821719363949?\">September 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>GOP Rep. Brandon Gill of Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realBrandonGill\/status\/2097391690013385089?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2097391690013385089%7Ctwgr%5E0dd9a1a5624368277f87bbe3de7086c4e8f9038a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.westernjournal.com%2Frepublican-lawmakers-say-good-riddance-dei-focused-smithsonian-head-quits%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> a message on X which read, \u201cLonnie Bunch openly admitted that he worked to put DEI at the \u2018center\u2019 of institutions like the Smithsonian. And he did it while raking in $4.4 million between 2020-2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cIt\u2019s time for the Smithsonian to return to what it once was: A cherished organization promoting ideals that unify Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A July <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Smithsonian-Report-Saving-Americas-Story.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the White House Domestic Policy Council pointed to multiple instances of institutional bias that are corrupting \u201cAmerica\u2019s story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It called out the National Museum of American History for having \u201cextensively advocated for millions of illegal aliens to be granted U.S. citizenship and voting rights,\u201d by creating a curriculum that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-lawmakers-say-good-riddance-as-dei-focused-smithsonian-head-quits\/\" title=\"Republican ... Say &#039;Good Riddance&#039; as DEI-Focused ... 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