Trump Administration

Alexandra Stinson | 1.16.2026 12:30 PM

Last May, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to restore "Truth and Sanity in American History." The order called on the federal government to challenge a "concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation's history" and "restore the Smithsonian Institution to its rightful place as a symbol of inspiration and American greatness."

In the months since, the Trump administration has successfully pressured the Smithsonian to do the very thing the order aimed to combat: rewrite American history. Last week, the National Portrait........

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