Smithsonian Institution going Woke

White House tears into ‘extreme political activism’ at National Museum of American History

The White House lashed out against the Smithsonian Institution’s leadership Monday, accusing the network that runs 21 museums of “extreme political activism” and failing to celebrate America.

A new White House report accuses leaders of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History of embracing "extreme political activism" and using the nation's flagship history museum to advance what the report describes as an ideological agenda.

The 162-page report, released on July 4 by the White House Domestic Policy Council, is part of the Trump administration’s ongoing review of the Smithsonian. It is the latest move in the Trump administration’s broader push to scrutinize Smithsonian exhibits and programming that federal officials view as overly ideological or "woke."

The report argues that museum leaders have moved the institution away from historical scholarship and toward social justice advocacy, saying the museum now presents American history largely through themes of racism, oppression and inequality.

“This ideological capture has moved the Museum’s mission away from straightforward historical education and scholarship toward an extreme political activism that seeks to transform our country,” the report states.

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The U.S. government heavily funds the Smithsonian Institution, providing about two-thirds of its annual budget. Federal appropriations—approved by Congress—account for more than $1 billion each year, while the remaining third comes from private donations, endowments, and retail revenue.