Posted on 08/02/2025 8:33:52 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. has removed references to President Trump's two first-term impeachments from an exhibit following a review. The Smithsonian said the references will be restored once the exhibit is updated, but did not provide a timeline.
The exhibit, titled "The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden" includes reference to the impeachments of Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton and the Watergate scandal that engulfed President Richard Nixon, who resigned rather than face certain impeachment. A temporary label was added in 2021 to include President Trump's impeachments in 2019 and again in 2021, just days before the end of his first term.
But the reference to Trump's impeachments was removed last month. The Smithsonian said in a statement to NPR that after a recent review of the museum's "legacy content," it was decided to pull the reference to Trump's impeachments โ which were placed on the exhibit in September 2021 โ pending a more substantial overhaul of the exhibit.
"Because the other topics in this section had not been updated since 2008, the decision was made to restore the Impeachment case back to its 2008 appearance," the statement said. The label on Trump's impeachments was "intended to be a short-term measure to address current events at the time, however, the label remained in place until July 2025," the Smithsonian said.
"A large permanent gallery like The American Presidency that opened in 2000, requires [a] significant amount of time and funding to update and renew. A future and updated exhibit will include all impeachments," the statement said, without providing a timetable for the exhibit's update.
Last month's removal of the label follows a confrontation between the White House and Kim Sajet, director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. Trump attempted to dismiss Sajet in late May, calling her "a highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI." In response, Smithsonian released a statement on June 9 reaffirming its status as an "independent entity" that operates "free from political or partisan influence."
The Smithsonian's Board of Regents said that, moving forward, museum directors and staff would be given "specific expectations" for content, along with "reasonable time" to implement any necessary changes to ensure content remains unbiased. Sajet later resigned.
In March, the president issued an executive order, "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," that it said was meant to address "a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation's history, replacing objective facts with a distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth."
He singled out the Smithsonian Institution and said the administration would seek "to remove improper ideology from such properties."
In an email to NPR, White House Spokesperson Davis Ingle wrote: "Unfortunately for far too long the Smithsonian museums have highlighted divisive, DEI exhibits which are out of touch with mainstream America."
"We are fully supportive of updating displays to highlight American greatness. The Trump administration will continue working to ensure that the Smithsonian removes all improper ideology and once again unites and instills pride in all Americans regarding our great history," he said.
No mention of slick Willie’s blue dress not being in the Smithsonian I see. ๐
It needs to be redone after all the bastards are thrown in jail.
Historically they happened. The reasons behind them happening tell a sorry story of corruption and usurpation of the election process and the constitutional powers in the United States by bad actors.
You mean the tyrannical “Dipstick” Feral “judges” from from foreign countries haven’t forced the Smithsonian to put them back on display “temporarily for now?” Trump Hater Boasburger’s emptry skull must be exploding.
Yes it is. His impeachment is still in exhibit.
The House should vote to expunge the impeachment
Maybe put it back up after the upcoming arrests
“Yes it is. His impeachment is still in exhibit.”
And therein lies the difference.....slick Willie: physical evidence......Trump: smoke, mirrors and lies.
They should replace it with an exhibit on the first coup e’tat attempted in the US and feature Hillary Clinton and Obama.
These impeachments were the result of that coup attempt.
History is written by the victors.
Even Roberts got fed up with the whole impeachment process so he refused to preside as the Chief Justice in the 2nd impeachment trial. Although he had a good excuse โ Trump was no longer President by the time the trial took place.
Close the museum and terminate ALL employees.
Remove ALL anti American crap exhibits.
Any pro America employees rehired (if there are any) and the museum reopened under proper, pro America management.
If this isnโt possible then leave it closed permanently.
If need be, move the museum to a friendly Red State location.
Thatโs why the impeachments should be expunged. We will no doubt see most if not all Dems vote against that, but then the public will plainly see that even though the Russian collusion was proven to be a hoax, the Dems still want to push the disinformation, false narrative and a criminal conspiracy.
Thatโs something that should be done before the mid-terms. It might be hard for Dems in swing districts to vote against expunging the impeachments.
We also need hearings in addition to the DOJ criminal investigations.
Well, the records are anyways.
I think this should be in our history and we should never forget that several actors attempted to make a coup attempt on the government.
Their removal of the exhibit is prudent because they need to change the content in light of the real history.
Why do you say that?
Censorship is bad.
Nice to know that Trump seeks to censor anything negative about him. Just as bad as the others.
I say that because my wife used to get their magazine along with NatGeo. Both have become insufferable Leftist rags. Almost every issue is about ‘’climate change’’ and how(sub rosa) America doesn’t care and then you’ll get an issue and it’s about some obscure Black this and that who did this or that.
The leftist, anti-American, anti-conservative(read anti-Trump) stuff got to a point I told her to cancel the subscriptions.
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