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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has introduced a bill requiring the Smithsonian Institution to display and preserve artifacts related to the Trump administration's "propaganda" in the National Museum of American History. The legislation also directs the removal of signs installed by the Interior Department near the museum, which warn about curators' personal ideologies. Raskin argues that preserving these items is essential for studying authoritarianism and understanding the tools used during Trump’s presidency to reshape American history. If passed, the bill would allocate $5 million in federal funds to collect and preserve the artifacts. The proposal comes amid a broader conflict between the White House and the Smithsonian over ideological bias and funding cuts.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) introduced a bill directing the Smithsonian Institution to display artifacts from the Trump administration, including banners featuring former President Donald Trump that were displayed outside several federal buildings around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The legislation would preserve any other items reflecting "the rise of governmental propaganda, corruption, and authoritarianism" during Trump’s presidency. Raskin argues his bill will prevent censorship and whitewashing of American history, unlike what he claims was done by President Trump's administration. Additionally, the bill aims to remove signs from near the National Museum of American History that were installed without congressional authorization to warn about curators’ "personal, radical ideologies."
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Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) has introduced a bill directing the Smithsonian Institution to display the Trump administration’s “propaganda” in the National Museum of American History.
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Raskin → introduce → History
The legislation would require the Smithsonian to preserve the banners featuring President Donald Trump outside several federal buildings around the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and any other artifacts “reflecting the rise of governmental propaganda, corruption, and authoritarianism” during Trump’s two terms.
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legislation → require → terms
Last month, the Interior Department moved forward with a plan to install signs outside the National Museum of American History that warn visitors about the curators’ “personal, radical ideologies.”
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that → move → ideologies
Under the new bill, the National Park Service would be directed to remove such signs that were erected near the National Museum of American History without congressional authorization.
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that → direct → authorization
“Unlike President Trump’s project of censoring, whitewashing and fictionalizing American history, my legislation will forever preserve his manifestations of authoritarian narcissism and his propagandistic assault on American history and American democracy,” Raskin said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Raskin → censor → Wednesday
“To avoid repeating this descent into authoritarianism,” he added, “we must study this corrupt President’s actions and allow the public to learn about the numerous tools he deployed while attempting to remake American history in his own image and according to his own autocratic and white nationalist beliefs.”
If the measure passes, the Smithsonian would receive $5 million in congressional appropriations to collect and preserve the signage.
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Smithsonian → avoid → signage
The Washington Examiner contacted the Smithsonian for comment on Raskin’s bill.
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Examiner → contact → bill
The White House has been waging a concerted ideological campaign against the Smithsonian since Trump returned to office last year.
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Trump → wag → office
He has repeatedly targeted the institution’s exhibits and leadership, claiming they are captured by a pervasive left-leaning ideological bias.
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they → target → bias
On July 4, marking the 250th anniversary of America, the White House released a 162-page report accusing the Smithsonian of minimizing or excluding the nation’s founders and promoting activism for transgender people or illegal immigrants.
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House → mark → people
The findings prompted the administration to cut the Smithsonian’s federal funding in its fiscal year 2027 budget request.
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findings → prompt → request
The White House proposed an 11% decrease in funding from the last fiscal year, amounting to just over $960 million.
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House → propose → million
This is the lowest level of proposed federal funding that the institution has seen since 2020.
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institution → propose → 2020
The debate over the nation’s preeminent cultural center caused Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III to announce his resignation.
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III → cause → resignation
Bunch, 73, is set to retire from his post by the end of the year.
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Bunch → set → year
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