The administration takes umbrage with displays that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.
However, President Trump doesn’t focus only on the Smithsonian.
The public, as well as Smithsonian leadership, will not wait and see how these changes unfold.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Photo: bloodua/Depositphotos
Lonnie G. Bunch III has served as the Secretary of the Smithsonian since 2019.
Though he has not commented publicly, the contents of an internal email Bunch sent hasbeen made public.
NEW: Internal staff email from Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch addressing Trumps executive order.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (Photo: sergey.miami2you.com/Depositphotos)
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (Photo: avmedved/Depositphotos)
Native New York Exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in New York City, as seen on March 18, 2023. (Photo: sainaniritu/Depositphotos)
