Friday, August 15, 2025

White House Orders a Review of Exhibits at Smithsonian Museums

The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums and exhibitions ahead of the country's 250th birthday with a goal of aligning the institution's content with President Donald Trump's interpretation of American history.

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The White House "review" of museums is going to cast a shadow over the Smithsonian for months to come ...

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-- Brian Stelter (@brianstelter.bsky.social) Aug 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM

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... In a letter sent Tuesday to Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch III, the White House laid out in detail the steps it expects the organization to take as part of the announced review.

The examination will look at all public-facing content, such as social media, exhibition text and educational materials, to "assess tone, historical framing, and alignment with American ideals," according to the letter.

"This initiative aims to ensure alignment with the President's directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions," the letter said.

The Smithsonian said it remained committed to "scholarly excellence, rigorous research, and the accurate, factual presentation of history." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-14 06:18 PM

The Smithsonian said it remained committed to "scholarly excellence, rigorous research, and the accurate, factual presentation of history."

Soon to be under new management. That sort of nonsense will not be tolerated.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-08-14 06:26 PM

The same Pres Trump who did not seem to know that Alaska was a proud State in the United States, and not part of Russia?


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-14 06:37 PM

OK, back in the day, I used to visit the Nightshift Cafe in Naugatuck, CT for concerts.

One such concert that stood out to me over the years (decades?) was Ms Joanna Connor.

Circa 1989, 1990.

My friend and I walked in and sat down at a table, and ordered a brew.

After a while, a lady started to walk around the caf, talking to people. In my conversation with the, she was most amicable. I thought she might just be a random person talking to people.

Then she walked to the stage and started to warm up.

Wow. Holy friggin' pasture pastries, just wow.

Here's an example of the awesome guitar playing I heard that evening ...

Joanna Connor - Doctor Feelgood (1989)
www.youtube.com


Wow.



#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-15 12:11 AM

Trump won't be happy until the Smithsonian is saying that the British had airplanes during the revolutionary war and that the Battle of Baltimore took place during that war.

"Our army manned the air, it rammed the ramparts, it took over the airports, it did everything it had to do, and at Fort McHenry, under the rockets' red glare, it had nothing but victory." - Donald Trump July 4, 2019

#5 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-08-15 02:22 AM

Running on empty.

#6 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-08-15 10:06 AM

Goodbye reality.

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-08-15 01:49 PM

Welcome 1984. We were wondering when you'd finally get here.

"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. "

- George Orwell, 1984

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-15 02:12 PM

Don't forget, there is a long way to fall.
Originally, America was founded by old rich white men, many of whom "owned" fellow humans as slaves so that the well off could live a life of privilege. Women were not allowed the vote, or to work in responsible jobs, and the poor who didn't own property didn't get to vote.
In many states, say Virginia, there were laws mandating attendance at the local Christians sect's churches.

#9 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-08-16 06:52 AM

Originally, America was founded by refuges from Europe. For three hundred the colonies where democracies. In Rhode Island, women could vote and own property. Everybody was a property owner because land was free, so everybody could vote under English Common Law.

But, hey, 2% of Southerners owned slaves. Americas bought 400,o00, Mexico 200,000 (but had a slave genocide), Brazil 2 million, Argentina 4 million (but had 5 slave genocides - no Black Argentinas left), Canada 27,500 (slavery ended in 1901), and every country in Central and South America owned slaves. Which is why they are poor today, just like the South and the Snow Mexicans.

#10 | Posted by HeliumRat at 2025-08-16 07:15 AM

Which is why they are poor today, just like the South and the Snow Mexicans.

#10 | POSTED BY HELIUMRAT

Who is poor? WTF are you babbling about now? The south is full of wealthy people. The reason why he colored folk are so poor is they started the race at the back of the room. By design. Mkay?

You should stick to UFOs.

No way to disprove any of that crap you spout about it.

#11 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-16 11:39 AM

Take 2

The reason why the colored folk are so poor is they started the race at the back of the room line. And they have been handicapped all the way right up until the 1960s.

By design. Mkay?

#12 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-16 11:42 AM

If Trump does in fact build his $200M extension to the WH, the next dem president should turn it over to the Smithsonian to be used as a DEI shrine.

#13 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2025-08-16 11:45 AM

aligning the institution's content with President Donald Trump's interpretation of American history.

GOP - party of Total Government Control. All bow to President Pedo.

L'Etat, c'est moi

#14 | Posted by YAV at 2025-08-16 11:49 AM

BWAAAAAAAAAA fatso Stelter is the model,

they should look at exhibits for truth.

you stupid dopes probably don't know that 2 % of white people had slaves and exhibits there don't mention the black slave owners.

you biased and bigoted little ----- probably
don't know there's an exhibit where the dope selling crack addict rapist George Floyd...who put a gun to the stomach of his pregnant ..GF is painted to be made out as Jesus Christ.

--but you probably do know that but you don't give a S or a F about anything that could show how
you were all made to be pawns of the far left activist dog dung prix.

#15 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-08-16 11:50 AM

where the dope selling crack addict rapist George Floyd...who put a gun to the stomach of his pregnant ..GF

got distracted and left out the most important part

--that's the description of many "heroes" of
"you people" so it makes sense you'd want to keep
it there.

#16 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-08-16 11:57 AM

The reason why he colored folk are so poor is they started the race at the back of the room
- donorbot

The poverty rate among blacks fell from 87 percent in 1940 to 47 percent by 1960.

They were catching up and then Johnsons US welfare policies put them back of the line again.

Imagine people like donorbot thought housing black people in "projects" was a good idea.

Can you imagine how stupid you have to be to think this was a good idea.

Yet donorbots stupidity is still here thinking he knows best for what the black people need.

He even puts black people beneath illegal immigrants.

Blacks will always be slaves in Lumpers minds, it shows just reading the history of America.

Democrats have always fought to keep slavery, just like they are doing today.

#17 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-08-16 01:48 PM

#17 | POSTED BY 1STUPIDLUMP

No one cares about your cherry picked numbers.

Number which are absolutely meaningless in reality.

#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-08-16 01:50 PM

Lyin' OneDumbLump burbles They were catching up and then Johnsons US welfare policies put them back of the line again.

"In 2022, the official poverty rate for Black Americans was 17.1%, according to the Census.gov. This was a historic low for the Black population, even after accounting for changes in the Current Population Survey."

www.census.gov

#19 | Posted by YAV at 2025-08-16 06:58 PM

I wonder why OneDumbLump burbles half-ass "thoughts" but doesn't finish the story?

#20 | Posted by YAV at 2025-08-16 06:59 PM

From the summary (again) ...

... The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums and exhibitions ahead of the country's 250th birthday with a goal of aligning the institution's content with President Donald Trump's interpretation of American history. ... [emphasis mine]

That is very concerning, as Pres Trump does not appear to have any manner of a sense or knowledge of history.


#21 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-16 07:05 PM

Will they still keep John Dillinger's penis?

#22 | Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-08-16 09:04 PM

Will they still keep John Dillinger's penis?

Posted by BillJohnson at 2025-08-16 09:04 PM | Reply

I don't know. I'm not interested in John Dillinger's penis.

#23 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-08-16 09:19 PM

That is very concerning, as Pres Trump does not appear to have any manner of a sense or knowledge of history.

I dunno. He knows he's more popular than Lincoln was. /s

#24 | Posted by YAV at 2025-08-17 07:20 AM

White is Right is Trump's understanding of history.

#25 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-08-17 08:08 PM

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