Civil rights advocates, historians and Black political leaders are sharply rebuking President Donald Trump for his order targeting the Smithsonian Institution.

President Donald Trump's most recent executive order targets multiple museums, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), which former President Barack Obama opened during his second term.

President Trump ordered the removal of perceived anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian Institution and directed Vice President Vance to oversee the action. The order aims to restore federal parks and monuments and challenges views on systemic racism in U.

He has signed an executive order putting Vice President JD Vance in charge of an effort to “remove improper ideology” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education and research centers and the National Zoo.

President Trump's executive order aims to realign the Smithsonian Institution, accusing it of promoting divisive ideologies. Critics argue it's an attempt to sanitize American history. The Smithsonian,

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered that "improper, divisive or anti-American ideology" be removed from the Smithsonian Institution, the vast museum and research complex that is a premier exhibition space for U.S. history and culture.

Trump to overhaul the world’s largest museum, education and research complex to ‘restore truth and sanity to American history’

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