Trump Orders Smithsonian Historical Signs | Dover News

Dover News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 25, 2026 · 1m

President Trump has ordered signs at the Smithsonian’s U.S. history museum to flag exhibits as “inaccurate,” citing a July 4th report that claims the museum’s narratives aren’t inspiring or unifying. Smithsonian leadership remains silent, but director Anthea Hartig fiercely defended the museum’s work in congressional hearings, calling the report misleading and affirming the exhibits are expertly curated. This isn’t the first time Trump has targeted cultural institutions—previously reshaping programming at the Kennedy Center and altering panels at historical sites like Mount Vernon. His…