Trump Targets Smithsonian

The White House directs warning signs at Smithsonian exhibits it says are inaccurate.

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Trump orders signs be installed outside Smithsonian museum warning of “inaccurate information” | CNN Politics

Trump escalates Smithsonian attack with order for signs outside history museum

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President Donald Trump ordered the National Park Service to install temporary signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History warning visitors about “inaccurate information” in its exhibits. The directive says the signs should be placed on public sidewalks near the museum, which are controlled by the National Park Service along the National Mall. The order cites a 162-page White House report released July 4 that accused the museum of using an ideological framework to present American history.

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Trump’s Smithsonian warning-sign order is a petty, thin-skinned stunt aimed at undermining a museum narrative he dislikes. Posting accusations of inaccuracy outside the exhibits would inject right-wing politics into a respected history institution rather than improve public understanding.