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White House report accuses Smithsonian leadership of radical ideology


During President Donald Trump’s second administration, the world’s largest museum institution and a key voice in shaping the narrative of America’s history has been under pressure to remove “woke” ideology, even though it operates as a unique public-private trust and does not consider itself an executive agency.

“For more than 180 years, the Smithsonian has served the American public with nonpartisan and independent scholarship, and we remain committed to doing so,” a Smithsonian spokesperson told CNN on Sunday.

Follows a March 2025 executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” which sought to combat what the White House calls “historical revisions” that cast the country’s history in a negative light. The order set off changes to cultural institutions across the country including national parks and monuments. As a result, Trump’s aides have been tasked with rooting out what it considers anti-American propaganda at the institution.

The White House report alleges the leadership at the National Museum of American History, in particular, has been captured by a “radical, activist ideology” that is in opposition of the nation’s “noble, honest story.” The report hinges on several key findings, including a lack of attention paid to America’s founders, educational materials on gender fluidity and a crusade against “whiteness.”