{"id":17420,"date":"2026-09-04T09:23:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T01:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=17420"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:23:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T01:23:33","slug":"trump-administration-warns-agencies-could-stop-helping-smithsonian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=17420","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration warns agencies could stop helping Smithsonian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-1.png 706w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-1-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration is threatening to cut off federal agencies\u2019 participation with the Smithsonian Institution, accusing its leaders of promoting a \u201cculture of ideological activism\u201d \u2014 the latest move in an ongoing dispute surrounding the world\u2019s largest museum complex\u2019s presentation of exhibits about the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to Smithsonian leaders last Friday, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and President Trump\u2019s assistant for domestic policy, Vince Haley, cited a July White House report, which they said identified \u201calarming examples\u201d of \u201cradical ideology\u201d across museum exhibits and programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn addition to the more than $1 billion appropriated to the Smithsonian by Congress each year, the Smithsonian enjoys support from executive departments and agencies,\u201d the officials wrote in their letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose executive departments and agencies cannot in good conscience continue to support the Smithsonian under current leadership by, for example, loaning artifacts for exhibits, enabling procurement processes and making discretionary grants,\u201d they continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two administration officials requested the Smithsonian\u2019s Board of Regents meet with them to discuss the findings of the White House report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Smithsonian Institution declined to comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July, the president directed the National Park Service to install disclaimers outside of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (NMAH) stating some of the museum\u2019s exhibits contain \u201cinaccurate information\u201d about the nation\u2019s past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The executive order, titled \u201cRestoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution,\u201d also cited the White House report on the museum complex\u2019s exhibits to justify the new, temporary signage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Report demonstrates that the Smithsonian leadership does not present American history as a shared national inheritance to be taught and celebrated, but instead views American history as a \u2018prime tool\u2019 to advance ideas of social justice and the radical transformation of our society,\u201d the president said in the order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump directed his administration to \u201ctake all available steps\u201d to address the issues identified by this report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anthea Hartig, the NMAH\u2019s director, defended the museum against Republican criticism during testimony before a congressional panel in July, telling lawmakers the White House report \u201cdoes not fairly or accurately\u201d capture the museum\u2019s exhibits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe museum does not 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