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Trump Escalates Attacks Against the Smithsonian Institution
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By Reuters
Published 3 weeks ago on
August 19, 2025

The exterior of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 1, 2025. (Reuters File)

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President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he asked his attorneys to go through museums in Washington while suggesting he would pressure the Smithsonian Institution like he has attempted to pressure colleges and universities.

“The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future,” Trump said on social media.

“I have instructed my attorneys to go through the Museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universities where tremendous progress has been made.”

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Chris Reese)

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