President Donald Trump has ordered “warning” signs to be placed out in front of the extremely “woke” Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
The president issued the order in response to a report completed by the Domestic Policy Council that found that the Smithsonian isn’t interested in presenting American history but rather twisting it to use it “to advance ideas of social justice and the radical transformation of our society.”
“It is therefore the policy of my Administration to take all available steps to ensure that the issues identified in the Report are addressed and to restore trust in the Smithsonian Institution,” the president’s order reads.
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION, EXECUTIVE ORDER
Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian InstitutionExecutive Order 14254 addresses concerns about the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, stating that the museum presents American history through a lens of social…
— whitehouse.gov News (@whgovnews) July 25, 2026
It goes on to say that the “Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) and in coordination with the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, shall install temporary signage along the NPS-maintained sidewalks and walkways used by the public to access the Museum, informing visitors of the findings of the Report.”
The signs will also correct the “inaccurate information presented” by the museum.
Prior reporting has identified ways in which the Smithsonian promotes “one-sided, divisive political narratives” that are anti-American in nature.
“American taxpayers should not be funding institutions that undermine our country or promote one-sided, divisive political narratives,” White House official Lindsey Halligan told Fox News last July.
“The Smithsonian Institution should present history in a way that is accurate, balanced, and consistent with the values that make the United States of America exceptional,” she added.
As an example of the inaccurate, biased content that the Smithsonian promotes, consider some of the nonsense that was preached at the National Museum of American History’s “Entertainment Nation” exhibit.
Ever wish that pop culture featured more prominently in museums? Look no further than the new “Entertainment Nation” exhibit at the National Museum of American History, where everything from Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet to Muhammad Ali’s robe to @steveaoki‘ mixer surfaces. pic.twitter.com/d5LI3kUXwE
— Andrew Simon (@simongandrew) January 8, 2024
Designed to explore American pop culture, the exhibit contained a whole host of left-wing buzzwords and ideas. For instance, a placard reportedly featured alongside a 1923 circus poster contained language about so-called “colonialism.”
Meanwhile, another placard reportedly describing early American entertainment accused the U.S. of being steeped in “extraordinary violence.”
“One of the earliest defining traits of entertainment in the United States was extraordinary violence,” the placard read.
The exhibit also reframed iconic American characters through a politically charged lens.
“The White title character’s relationship with Tonto resembled how the U.S. government imagined itself the world’s Lone Ranger,” the exhibit said about The Lone Ranger.
Even the exhibit’s description of Mickey Mouse was steeped in left-wing claptrap.
“Mickey challenged authority, but not everyone was in on the joke,” the exhibit said. “Mickey Mouse debuted as the deckhand ‘Steamboat Willie’ in 1928, amidst a rising anxiety felt by many that modern living and city life were eroding family and community ties and loosening moral codes.
“But the new character’s outsized facial features, white gloves, and trickster temperament were vestiges of longstanding traditions of blackface minstrelsy,” the exhibit continued.
Doing research on various federal cultural agencies, including the Smithsonian Institution. Here’s the results for a generic Google search for exhibits at the Museum of American History.
It’s all like this. It’s 100% DEI-core. It has to go. We have to start over. pic.twitter.com/lPEpcoUClP
— Lomez (@L0m3z) March 2, 2025
Halligan told Fox News that these examples were “part of the problem the Trump Administration aims to fix.”
“Framing American culture as inherently violent, imperialist, or racist does not reflect the greatness of our nation or the millions of Americans who have contributed to its progress,” she added.
She further confirmed at the time that the Trump administration had begun a top-to-bottom content review of the exhibit.
“We are working with leadership at the Smithsonian to audit and review all content at the museums, and we are committed to ensuring that such content honors our country’s founding principles, tells the stories of American heroes, and does not promote fringe or activist ideologies masquerading as history,” she revealed.
