Karen E. Lund 💙💛<p>Wall Street Journal gets the headline right: </p><p>White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump’s Historical Vision </p><p>Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. </p><p>By Meridith McGraw and Jasmine Li <br>Updated Aug. 12, 2025 <br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Museums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Museums</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WSJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WSJ</span></a> <br> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/white-house-to-vet-smithsonian-museums-to-fit-trumps-historical-vision-78875c8a" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/politics/policy/white-</span><span class="invisible">house-to-vet-smithsonian-museums-to-fit-trumps-historical-vision-78875c8a</span></a></p>