Monday, March 31, 2025
Trump executive order to force changes at Smithsonian Institution, targeting funding for programs with ‘improper ideology
PBS News: 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.
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This is so freaking stupid, it is honestly so crazy how quickly Trump is targeting our art and history. And it is even more ridiculous that he is telling the Smithsonian that they have improper ideology, there is no ideology, its history, its archival of objects and their contexts. I honestly don’t know how all of this is going to pan out as I am sure museums have a code of conduct or policies that restrict them improper framing and misinformation about the things that are cataloging and displaying. I don’t know how Trump is going to continue to target the spread of information and history within our country, but I hope that the Smithsonian will come out unscathed in the process, and any other arts and educational institutes he and his administration attempts to target next. Especially since I think the Smithsonian is mostly operated from private investors, I’m not sure how much control the government has over their organization.
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