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Mar 1, 2025 Trump signed executive order directing the Smithsonian to remove content deemed improper or anti-American Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
The order asserted political control over a federal cultural institution's curatorial content, targeting African American history exhibits.
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- Trump signs executive order directing Smithsonian to remove "improper, divisive, or anti-American" content — Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 directing the Smithsonian Institution to remove content deemed "improper, divisive, or anti-American," with particular emphasis on the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The order represented direct executive intervention into curatorial decisions at a major federal cultural institution, asserting political control over historical narrative and institutional autonomy.
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