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ARCHIVE: Washington – 21 February 2017
1. Mid of U.S. President Donald Trump touring the National Museum of African American History and Culture
2. Trump stops to speak to reporter UPSOUND Donald Trump (English): "I’ve learned and I’ve seen they’ve done an incredible job and we’re now going to look at the Ben Carson exhibit and that’s very exciting to me. Thank you."
3. Various of Museum Director Lonnie Bunch discussing Thomas Jefferson slaveholding exhibit to Trump and guests
4. Mid of Trump looking at exhibit
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5. Various of artwork owned by Bill Cosby on display at the Smithsonian Institution
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ARCHIVE: Washington – 22 April 2016
6. Mid of employees placing photograph on wall
7. Various of photograph on wall
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8. STILL of Trump signing an executive order in the East Room of the White House
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ARCHIVE: Washington – 10 February 2023
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9. STILL of people gathering for ribbon cutting ceremony at Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery to announce installation of life-size painting of President Abraham Lincoln by artist W.F.K. Travers
STORYLINE:
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his intention to force changes at the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order that targets funding for programs that advance “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology", the latest step in a broadside against culture he deems too liberal.
Trump claimed there has been a “concerted and widespread” effort over the past decade to rewrite American history by replacing “objective facts” with a “distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth," adding that it casts the “founding principles” of the United States in a “negative light.”
The order he signed puts Vice President JD Vance, who serves on the Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents, in charge of overseeing efforts to “remove improper ideology” from all areas of the institution, including its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.
It marks the Republican president’s latest salvo against cultural pillars of society, such as universities and art, that he considers out of step with conservative sensibilities.
Trump recently had himself installed as chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with the aim of overhauling programming, including the annual Kennedy Center Honors awards show.
The administration also recently forced Columbia University to make a series of policy changes by threatening the Ivy League school with the loss of several hundred million dollars in federal funding.
The executive order also hints at the return of statues and monuments of Confederate figures, many of which were taken down or replaced around the country after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020 and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, which is detested by Trump and other conservatives.
The order also calls for improvements to Independence Hall in Philadelphia by July 4, 2026, in time for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Trump singled out the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened in 2016 near the White House, the Women’s History Museum, which is in development, and the American Art Museum for criticism.
Linda St. Thomas, the Smithsonian Institution’s chief spokesperson, said in an email late Thursday, “We have no comment for now.”
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