Civil rights advocates, historians and Black political leaders are sharply rebuking President Donald Trump for his order targeting the Smithsonian Institution.

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In 2016, former President Barack Obama opened the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

President Trump announced plans to issue an executive order aimed at the Smithsonian Institution, targeting funding for programs promoting what he calls “divisive narratives” and “improper ideology,” as part of his broader push against liberal culture.

President Donald Trump is extending his efforts to influence American cultural and artistic institutions to the Smithsonian Institution – a sprawling organization that encompasses the National Zoo and a collection of museums that anchor tourism in the nation’s capital.

President Trump targets the National Museum of African American History and Culture, aiming to erase 'divisive race-centered ideology' and 'ideological indoctrination.'

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Ernest, a lifelong Washington, D.C. resident, stands in the National Mall with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture’s distinctive shape inspired by African ...

In an executive order titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" signed on Thursday, Trump directed Vice President JD Vance to "eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology" from the institution.