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Trump impeachment details removed from an exhibition will now be restored

The Smithsonian Institution has denied political pressure to remove Trump impeachment details from an exhibition

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Weeks after news reports pointed out that Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington DC has removed references to President Trump’s two first-term impeachments from the exhibit titled “The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden”, the museum has now issued a statement announcing that placard will be reinstated.
In a release issued, the Smithsonian said, “The section in question, Impeachment, will be updated in the coming weeks to reflect all impeachment proceedings in our nation’s history.”

Responding to allegations that the removal was an outcome of political pressure, it added, “The placard, which was meant to be a temporary addition to a twenty-five year-old exhibition, did not meet the museum’s standards in appearance, location, timeline and overall presentation. It was not consistent with other sections in the exhibit and moreover blocked the view of the objects inside its case. For these reasons, we removed the placard. We were not asked by any Administration or other government official to remove content from the exhibit.”\

Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington DC

The placard was part of the “impeachments” section that also includes reference to the impeachments of Presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, and the Watergate scandal that ultimately led to President Richard Nixon’s resignation. The temporary label on Trump was reportedly added in 2021, and detailed the impeachments in 2019 and 2021, days before the end of his first term.

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The removal of the placard also came just weeks after President Trump claimed he was firing Kim Sajet, director of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. In a post on Truth Social on May 30, he wrote: “Upon the request and recommendation of many people, I am hereby terminating the employment of Kim Sajet as Director of the National Portrait Gallery. She is a highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI, which is totally inappropriate for her position.”

In response, the Smithsonian released a statement on June 9 reaffirming its status as an “independent entity”. It stated, “Since its inception, the Smithsonian has set out to be a nonpartisan institution…The Board of Regents is committed to ensuring that the Smithsonian is a beacon of scholarship free from political or partisan influence, and we recognize that our institution can and must do more to further these foundational values.”

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