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White House accuses Smithsonian of presenting 'a radical view of American history'
7/7/2026, 12:44 AM - 162 words
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White House accuses Smithsonian of presenting 'a radical view of American history'
Let's look at the Smithsonian Institution by the numbers.
The Smithsonian was founded in 1846.
It's currently the world's largest museum complex with 21 museums as well as
21 museums as well as galleries and the National Zoo.
The institution says it has over 157 million objects and specimens in the its collection, as well as 14.9 million total visits to its locations in 2025.
The Smithsonian says it receives more than $1 billion in federal funding,
which makes up about 62% of its total funding.
And for the most part, these museums cost $0 to visit, except for
Cooper Hewitt in New York City.
A spokesperson for the Smithsonian
Institution responded to the White House's report in a statement to ABC
News saying, "For [music] more than 180
years, the Smithsonian has served the American public with non-partisan and
independent scholarship, and we [music] remain committed to doing so."