President Trump's order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with 'improper ideology'
President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his intention to force changes at the Smithsonian Institution with an executive order that targets funding for programs that advance 바카라 게임 웹사이트divisive narratives바카라 게임 웹사이트 and 바카라 게임 웹사이트improper ideology."
Trump claimed there has been a 바카라 게임 웹사이트concerted and widespread바카라 게임 웹사이트 effort over the past decade to rewrite American history by replacing 바카라 게임 웹사이트objective facts바카라 게임 웹사이트 with a 바카라 게임 웹사이트distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth," adding that it casts the 바카라 게임 웹사이트founding principles바카라 게임 웹사이트 of the United States in a 바카라 게임 웹사이트negative light.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The order he signed puts Vice President JD Vance, who serves on the Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents, in charge of overseeing efforts to 바카라 게임 웹사이트remove improper ideology바카라 게임 웹사이트 from all areas of the institution, including its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.
It is the Republican president's latest salvo against pillars of society, such as universities and art that he has deemed to be too liberal. Trump recently had himself installed as chairman of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with the aim of overhauling programming. The administration also forced Columbia University to make a slew of changes by threatening the Ivy League school with the loss of several hundred million dollars in federal funding.
The order hints at the return of statues of Confederate figures, many of which were taken down or replaced after the police killing of George Floyd and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, which is detested by Trump and other conservatives.
The order also calls for improvements to Independence Hall in Philadelphia by July 4, 2026, in time for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Trump specifically named the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened in 2016 near the White House, and the Women's History Museum, which is in development.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Museums in our Nation's capital should be places where individuals go to learn 바카라 게임 웹사이트 not to be subjected to ideological indoctrination or divisive narratives that distort our shared history,바카라 게임 웹사이트 he said.
Linda St. Thomas, the Smithsonian Institution바카라 게임 웹사이트s chief spokesperson, said in an email late Thursday, 바카라 게임 웹사이트We have no comment for now.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Under Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트s order, Vance will also work with the White House budget office to make sure future funding for the Smithsonian Institution isn바카라 게임 웹사이트t spent on programs that 바카라 게임 웹사이트degrade shared American values, divide Americans based on race, or promote programs or ideologies inconsistent with federal law and policy바카라 게임 웹사이트 and see to it that the women바카라 게임 웹사이트s history museum does not 바카라 게임 웹사이트recognize men as women in any respect.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The Smithsonian Institution is the world바카라 게임 웹사이트s largest museum, education and research complex. It consists of 21 museums and the National Zoo. Eleven museums are located along the National Mall in Washington.
The institution was established with money from James Smithson, a British scientist who left his estate to the United States to found 바카라 게임 웹사이트at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.바카라 게임 웹사이트