How the Smithsonian Could Fall In a recent report, the Trump administration painted the National Museum of American History as a bastion of "radical, activist ideology," calling for a content review and threatening to withhold funds unless it complies.
This is not an isolated incident – but rather the latest salvo in a long standing battle between the White House and America's premier cultural institution.
The Smithsonian's relationship with the federal government has always been complex and contradictory.