President Trump Orders Signs Installed Outside Smithsonian Warning Public of ‘Inaccurate Information’
President Donald Trump ordered warning signs installed outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History to alert visitors to what an executive order calls “inaccurate information” in the museum’s exhibits. The directive follows a 162-page Republican report accusing museum director Anthea M. Hartig of substituting “historical education” with “extreme political activism,” and comes days after Hartig faced two congressional hearings over alleged political bias and questions about her loyalty. The order says the signage should state that exhibits “should be renovated” to align with the report and direct visitors to other locations the administration considers more accurate, though it does not specify which sites. It also instructs senior officials, including the Secretary of the Interior and the director of the Office of Management and Budget, to “restore trust” and ensure compliance, linking the action to Trump’s March 2025 executive order “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.”
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