After a reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from a history museum, complex questions echo
August 1, 2025
The Smithsonian’s removal of a reference to the 2019 and 2021 impeachments of President Donald Trump from a panel in an exhibition about the American presidency comes in the wake of Trump administration actions like removing the name of a gay rights activist from a Navy ship, pushing for Republican supporters in Congress to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and getting rid of the leadership at the Kennedy Center. A Smithsonian spokesperson said the removal of the reference, which had been installed as a temporary addition in 2021, came after a review of “legacy content recently” and said the exhibit eventually “will include all impeachments.”
