Trump went on to criticize how the museum presents U.S. history with a critical bias, focusing on slavery, oppression and America's historical failings, while ignoring its achievements.
People walking past the “Infinity” sculpture outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026.
President Donald Trump on Friday urged the Smithsonian Institution to honor George Washington at its National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. Trump asked the history museum to erect a new 30-foot “Washington Colossus” to replace the “Infinity,” which is an abstract rotating stainless …
In late Friday night social media posts, President Donald Trump called on the Smithsonian to install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and a special exhibit honoring the nation’s first president.
The sculpture switch is one several moves Trump proposed as part of an effort to better honor the nation's first president ahead of his 300th birthday.
President Donald Trump set his sights on “History worth teaching” as an exit at the Smithsonian paved the way for an exhibit and “colossus” honoring a Founding […]
President Trump asked the Smithsonian Institution in late Friday social media posts to install a 30-foot-tall statue of George Washington outside of its National Museum of American History (NMAH) and open an exhibit to honor the founding father.
Trump, again trying to curate museum, says exhibit would stay until 2032 for 300th anniversary of Washington’s birth Donald Trump asked the Smithsonian Institution to install a 30ft “Colossus statue” of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History, and a special exhibit honoring…
President Donald Trump demands a 30-foot George Washington statue replace the "Infinity" sculpture outside the National Museum of American History in Washington.
