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WH report: Smithsonian leadership guilty of ‘extreme political activism’

The White House has released a 162-page report criticizing the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution and accusing it of engaging in “extreme political activism,” as well as presenting a “radical view of American history” in their museums.

The report, which was published on Saturday, centered on the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH), claiming that it had adopted “an ideological framework that no longer treats the American story as a shared national inheritance to be taught or celebrated, but as a political instrument to divide, dispirit, and discourage our citizens.”

The White House report alleges that leadership at the NMAH has been following a “radical, activist ideology” that opposes the nation’s “noble, honest story.

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The findings also center on a “lack of attention” dedicated to America’s founders, the inclusion of educational materials on “gender fluidity” and what the report describes as a crusade against “Whiteness.

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“The serious concerns raised in this report are not about a few exhibits or a few controversial labels,” the report continued.

“As it stands today, it would benefit most Americans, especially parents bringing their children for a tour, if the Smithsonian’s flagship history museum had a label at every entrance that reads: ‘Warning: the exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don’t want you to love your country.'”

However, despite the claims from Washington, a Smithsonian spokesperson told *ABC News* that the institution remains committed to “unbiased” learning.

“For more than 180 years, the Smithsonian has served the American public with nonpartisan and independent scholarship, and we remain committed to doing so,” the spokesperson said on Sunday.

In May, Lonnie Bunch III, the secretary of the Smithsonian, stated that the goals of the institution are driven purely by unbiased research and scholarship.

“My goal is that history is driven by scholarship, not partisanship,” Bunch told *CNN*.

“The Smithsonian always does its own scholarship.

It’s always driven by that.

We have always worked with different administrations, but it’s always about what our scholarship tells us.”

Nonetheless, the White House identified several materials as “problematic” and it accuses the museum of “anti-White activism,” “illegal alien activism” and “transgender activism.”

The administration’s inquiry stems from President Donald Trump’s March 27, 2025, executive order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.”

This order directs Vice President JD Vance, alongside domestic policy advisers, to “remove improper ideology” from the Smithsonian, asserting that materials portraying the nation in a “negative light” do not belong in any federally-funded cultural institution.

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