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White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can't be trusted

Headline from NBC Boston, from the development of Jul 6, 2026

Newest development Jul 8, 2026 · 2 reportsSmithsonian head disputes White House report accusing institution of "extreme political activism"

The Smithsonian Museum of American History is pictured on the National Mall in Washington, April 3, 2019.

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    White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can't be trusted

    Headline from NBC Boston ·

  2. Smithsonian's American History Museum Engages In 'Extreme Political Activism,' New White House Report Concludes

    Headline from The Western Journal ·

  3. Newest

    Smithsonian head disputes White House report accusing institution of "extreme political activism"

    Headline from CBS News ·

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Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. Just the News

    Trump panel finds Smithsonian American history museum ideologically captured, engages in ‘activism’ (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The White House quietly released a final report from the Domestic Policy Council outlining evidence of “ideological capture” and “activism” from the leadership of the National Museum of American History.

  2. NBC Boston

    White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can't be trusted (opens NBC Boston)

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    NBC Boston's feed description

    The Smithsonian Museum of American History is pictured on the National Mall in Washington, April 3, 2019.

  3. Jezebel

    White House Suddenly Remembers It Has Problems with the Smithsonian (opens Jezebel)

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    Jezebel's feed description

    Over the Fourth of July weekend, the Trump administration issued new complaints about the museum's telling of history

  4. The Week

    White House: Smithsonian unworthy US stewards (opens The Week)

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    The Week's feed description

    A White House report accused the museum of painting an insufficiently ‘patriotic’ view of the United States

  5. ABC News

    White House accuses Smithsonian of presenting 'a radical view of American history' (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    The White House released a scathing report accusing the Smithsonian of engaging in "extreme political activism" and presenting "a radical view of American history."

  6. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    White House report accuses Smithsonian of activism (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    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.

  7. American Greatness

    White House Report Finds Smithsonian Leadership Engages In ‘Extreme Political Activism’ (opens American Greatness)

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    American Greatness's feed description

    A new White House report says the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) has become a taxpayer-backed institution of “ideological capture” and “extreme […] Source

  8. The Daily Wire

    The White House Just Highlighted These Absurd Displays At The Nation’s Top History Museum (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The Daily Wire's feed description

    The Smithsonian National Museum of American History pushes left-wing activism, featuring bizarre displays including chest binders, a crotch harness, and the diary of a gender-confused girl, according to a scathing White House report released Monday.

  9. The Western Journal

    Smithsonian's American History Museum Engages In 'Extreme Political Activism,' New White House Report Concludes (opens The Western Journal)

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    The Western Journal's feed description

    The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History has embraced “extreme political activism” rather than displaying the fundamentally inspiring story of the United States, according to a new White House […]

  10. Time

    Trump’s Attacks on the Smithsonian Are an Attack on American History (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    A new report criticizing the Smithsonian is “part of a broader effort that threatens to reduce American history to conservative ideology,” writes Marc Stein.

  11. The Daily Caller

    Smithsonian Museum Features Explicit And Trans Exhibits, White House Report Finds (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    'Explicitly adopted an ideological framework'

  12. CBS News

    Smithsonian head disputes White House report accusing institution of "extreme political activism" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A new White House report accuses the Smithsonian of bias and hostility to White people in its handling of the nation's history. A Washington Post op-ed contends the White House has a bias problem of its own.

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