Smithsonian pushes back on Trump’s criticism of the American History museum

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President Donald Trump has sought to exert control over the Smithsonian Institution and its museums, particularly as it relates to slavery and other dark periods in the nation’s past.

July 9, 2026, 12:10 PM EDT

By Andrea Mitchell and Owen Hayes

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has opened a new front in its yearlong feud with Washington’s iconic Smithsonian Institution, the steward of 21 museums, the National Zoo and 14 research and education centers for 180 years.

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