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The Smithsonian Institution operates 21 museums and the National Zoo, receiving roughly $1 billion in federal funding for fiscal year 2024.
In March 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History' targeting Smithsonian content he called divisive.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture opened in 2016 and has drawn more than 11 million visitors since.
On September 12, 2025, Trump called for a five-year Smithsonian exhibition celebrating George Washington ahead of America's 250th birthday in 2026.
A 2022 Pew survey found 68% of Republicans say schools focus too much on racism in U.S. history, versus 23% of Democrats.
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