President Trump has signed an executive order targeting what he views as divisive, race-centered ideologies at the Smithsonian Institution. The order, which places Vice President JD Vance in charge, seeks to restore the Smithsonian as a symbol of inspiration and American values. It criticizes exhibits in certain museums for presenting American history in a negative light and promotes a vision of museums as educational spaces free from ideological bias. The initiative reflects Trump's agenda to reaffirm national pride and rectify narratives he believes distort American history.
The executive order states that museums in our Nation's capital should be places where individuals go to learn, not to be subjected to ideological indoctrination.
Trump's order aims to remove what he describes as corrosive anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian Institution, restoring it as a symbol of inspiration and American greatness.
Vice President JD Vance will oversee the changes to the Smithsonian, emphasizing a shift from divisive narratives to a portrayal of American values as positive.
The Smithsonian has been accused of promoting narratives that present American and Western values as harmful, prompting the executive order to address this concern.
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