Smithsonian rejects Trump ‘anti-American’ charge, noting nonpartisan history

By: Amelia Twyman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 909

Last Updated: 1 day, 22 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s latest attack on the Smithsonian Institution represents an attempt to replace a shared American history with his own ideology, academics said as the Smithsonian defended its longstanding position as a nonpartisan actor.

A July 4 White House report accused the Smithsonian Institution and its National Museum of American History of promoting what it called a “radical, activist ideology” that downplayed U.S. achievements and promoted injustices related to race, gender and …

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