The White House has released a report accusing the Smithsonian Institution of adopting a divisive, far-left ideological framework that erases American heritage. The report, published on the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, criticizes the institution’s leadership for moving away from straightforward historical education and scholarship toward an extreme political activism that seeks to transform our country.

Background

The report follows a March 2025 executive order titled ‘Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,’ which sought to combat what the White House calls ‘historical revisions’ that cast the country’s history in a negative light. The order set off changes to cultural institutions across the country, including national parks and monuments.

The White House report alleges that the leadership at the National Museum of American History has been captured by a ‘radical, activist ideology’ that is in opposition to the nation’s ‘noble, honest story.’ The report criticizes the museum’s leadership for ‘intentionally withholding and subverting’ the nation’s central story and for veering away from an ‘America First’ viewpoint in history.

Lonnie Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian, has maintained that the institution has maintained its autonomy despite the White House’s review. Bunch recently helped curate an exhibition to mark America’s 250th birthday, which the White House report criticizes for ‘intentionally withholding and subverting’ the nation’s central story.

Original reporting: KRDO (Colorado Springs metro) — read the source article.