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Apr 7, 2025 President Trump signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution's content and programming Corroborated Power and Authority

The order used presidential power to shape national cultural memory and federal presentation of history.

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Executive order targets Smithsonian Institution — In late March, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at the Smithsonian Institution, intending to remove what the administration deems "improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology" from its museums and

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Memory is curated by power—what cannot be controlled is erased Textbooks and museums are altered to erase dissent and accountability

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