President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reform the Smithsonian Institution, protect national monuments, and counter divisive ideology in public institutions. The order aims to eliminate “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from Smithsonian museums, research centers, and the National Zoo. It also calls on Congress to ensure taxpayer dollars do not fund exhibits or programs that degrade American values or promote ideologies that divide Americans by race. The order criticizes the Smithsonian for promoting narratives that portray American and Western values as harmful, including exhibits suggesting that sculpture has been used to promote scientific racism and that the United States has maintained power through racial systems.
The Executive Order also takes issue with the National Museum of African American History and Culture for suggesting that concepts such as “hard work,” “individualism,” and “the nuclear family” are aspects of “White culture.” Additionally, the order directs the Secretary of the Interior to restore national parks, monuments, and statues that have been “improperly removed or changed” in recent years to fit a false revision of history. Agencies are tasked with completing restorations and improvements to Independence Hall before the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. The order also revives Trump’s effort to protect historical monuments from vandalism and establish a National Garden of American Heroes to honor key figures in American history.
The Executive Order emphasizes the administration’s commitment to celebrating American history accurately, fairly, and with pride. It condemns efforts to rewrite history and force the nation to adopt factually baseless ideologies aimed at diminishing American achievements. The order specifically references exhibits that suggest American and Western values are harmful, as well as those that deny women’s achievements in the American Women’s History Museum and do not recognize men as women. Vice President Vance is tasked with eliminating improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology from Smithsonian institutions, research centers, and the National Zoo.
The President’s order seeks to counter divisive ideologies in American history and restore what he calls “truth and sanity” in public institutions. It directs efforts to eliminate narratives that diminish American achievements and promote ideologies that divide Americans by race. The order also calls for the restoration of national parks, monuments, and statues that have been altered in recent years to fit a false revision of history. Additionally, it revives Trump’s proposal to establish a National Garden of American Heroes to honor key figures in American history. The Executive Order concludes with a commitment to celebrating American history accurately, fairly, and with pride.
The Executive Order signed by President Trump aims to restore accuracy, fairness, and pride in the celebration of American history. It directs the elimination of divisive ideologies in public institutions, the restoration of national parks and monuments, and the establishment of a National Garden of American Heroes. The order criticizes the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of African American History and Culture for promoting narratives that diminish American achievements and perpetuate racial divisions. Agencies are tasked with completing restorations to historical sites before the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026 and protecting monuments from vandalism. Trump’s order emphasizes the importance of celebrating American history accurately and fairly.
