WASHINGTON—Following an executive order calling for a complete audit of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the Trump administration released a sweeping report with thousands of examples of how the museum is failing its basic task of showcasing American history.
Using the museum leaders’ own words, the report clearly documents how the museum has shifted its mission from history to woke activism, with exhibits that:
- Reject America’s heritage and reframe history through a DEI agenda
- Fail to showcase America’s Founding era, except for castigating the Founders as slaveowners
- Promote sexual images and inappropriate material for young children
- Promote pro-abortion messaging
- Demand the abolishment of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency
- Refuse to celebrate America’s 250th birthday or America’s Founders
Mike Gonzalez, the Angeles T. Arredondo E Pluribus Unum senior fellow at The Heritage Foundation, made the following statement:
“The timely report makes clear why we have Marxist politicians like Zohran Mamdani, Pramila Jayapal, and Katie Wilson. They and their voters have been taught by institutions such as the Smithsonian to despise America’s history and heritage.
“This report is therefore a clarion call for the Board of Regents to fire the Institution’s Secretary Lonnie Bunch III and the entire leadership. Congress, which appropriates more than $1.08 billion a year for the Smithsonian, must now act.”
Background Information:
Smithsonian’s Woke Leadership Must Go Before America’s 250th
