Smithsonian revises museum exhibit text of Trump’s two impeachments

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12 Aug 2025 • 7:08 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • The Smithsonian Institution has reinstated a museum display about Donald Trump's two impeachments, but with its language watered down.
  • The description of Trump's second impeachment for inciting insurrection now states it was “based on his challenge of the 2020 election results and on his speech on January 6,” removing direct quotes from the Senate's articles of impeachment.
  • Text about Trump's first impeachment trial in 2020 was modified to include the word “alleged” before “solicitation of foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election.”
  • These alterations follow a period when Trump signed an executive order seeking to purge “anti-American ideology” from the Smithsonian and attempted to dismiss the head of the National Portrait Gallery.
  • Museum officials stated the changes were part of a routine replacement of temporary material, claiming the original placard did not meet presentation standards, though an inside source reportedly linked it to a content review for political bias.

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