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The Associated Press |
President Donald Trump’s executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” targets the Smithsonian Institution — which has, he contends, “come under the influence of a divisive,...
U.S. News & World Report |
President Donald Trump revealed his intentions to reshape the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order Thursday that targets funding to programs with “divisive narratives” and “improper ideolog...
CBS News |
The executive order also hints at the return of statues and monuments of Confederate figures, many of which were taken down or replaced around the country after the police killing of George Floyd in ...
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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order designed to “eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on March 27 that calls to remove 'improper ideology' from exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution. In particular, the order focuses on racial histor
Trump signed an executive order late Thursday titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” It calls for prohibiting federal spending on “exhibits or programs that degrade shared American values, divide Americans based on race, or promote programs or ideologies inconsistent with Federal law and policy.”
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aiming to eliminate what the it calls “anti-American” content from museums and parks, sources told ABC News.
The order directs a comprehensive restructuring of the Smithsonian's approach to historical representation, specifically exhibitions and narratives related to race, gender and national identity.
President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his intention to force changes at the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order.
In 2016, former President Barack Obama opened the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
The White House on Thursday issued an executive order directing the vice president to remove “improper ideology” like exhibits on race or gender identity at Smithsonian museums and education and research centers.
The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”