Federal Report Accuses Smithsonian Museum of ‘Extreme Political Activism'

A new report from the White House accuses the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History of "extreme political activism" and accuses museum leaders for erasing America's heritage.

The report, titled "Saving America's Story" and published July 4, is the result of an executive order President Donald Trump signed in March 2025 demanding what he termed "improper ideology" be eliminated from Smithsonian's museums.

The report's "central finding" is "museum leadership has explicitly adopted an ideological framework that no longer treats the American story as a shared national inheritance to be taught or celebrated, but as a political instrument to divide, dispirit and discourage our citizens." It also alleges "... To the extent that there is a story told at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, it is not one of 'the victory of freedom and genius of our country' but one of regret, tragedy and shame."

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