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, claims that the Smithsonian has moved its mission 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 veering away from an “America First” viewpoint in history.

Response from the Smithsonian

A Smithsonian spokesperson told CNN that the institution remains committed to nonpartisan and independent scholarship. Lonnie Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian, said that the institution has maintained its autonomy even as it has “given everything that’s been asked” by the White House for its review.

Original reporting: KEYT (Ventura/Santa Barbara) — read the source article.