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demmiblue

(38,642 posts)
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 06:46 PM Jul 31

Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum

Source: Washington Post

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in July removed references to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit display. A person familiar with the exhibit plans, who was not authorized to discuss them publicly, said the change came about as part of a content review that the Smithsonian agreed to undertake following pressure from the White House to remove an art museum director.

A temporary label including content about Trump’s impeachments had been on display since September 2021 at the Washington museum, a Smithsonian spokesperson told The Washington Post, adding that it was intended to be a short-term addition to address current events. Now, the exhibit notes that “only three presidents have seriously faced removal.”

In addition to describing Trump’s two impeachments, the temporary label — which read “Case under redesign (history happens)” — also offered information about the impeachments of presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, as well as Richard M. Nixon, who would have faced impeachment had he not resigned. The Washington Post viewed a photograph of the temporary signage.

Now that display has returned to the way it appeared in 2008, according to the Smithsonian spokesperson.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/07/31/trump-impeachment-smithsonian/

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Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum (Original Post) demmiblue Jul 31 OP
His ego really is quite fragile Bayard Jul 31 #1
The fast slide to autocracy. This sucks to put it mildly. Evolve Dammit Jul 31 #2
Unfreakingbelievable Docreed2003 Jul 31 #3
I wonder if they have destroyed all the Congressional records of his two impeachments. tetedur Jul 31 #4
He's got his stooge over at National Archives now. So, yes. nt SunSeeker Jul 31 #5
And I wonder, still I wonder, who'll stop the reign? twodogsbarking Jul 31 #6
It's just not as simple as it used to be. Of course I had to look up John Fogarty's song erronis Jul 31 #7
Yep, you, me and maybe a BILLION bluestarone Jul 31 #9
Can't depend on the media, Scotus or congress vapor2 Jul 31 #17
DUzy!! 🏆🥇👏 littlemissmartypants Aug 1 #19
It's 1984 again!! mdbl Jul 31 #8
Winston Smith has been busy. Permanut Jul 31 #11
To me, popsdenver Jul 31 #12
It is 1984 again, 'cept for the price of, well, everything. twodogsbarking Jul 31 #14
He can rewrite history all he wants... COL Mustard Jul 31 #10
This disgusting motherfucker and his fascist dictatorship can go to hell LymphocyteLover Jul 31 #13
The thing dictators (wannabe and real) never remember is this jgmiller Jul 31 #15
Uncle Joe approves! LudwigPastorius Jul 31 #16
Why?? MissHoneychurch Aug 1 #18
They are just like him. His mini me wannabes. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Aug 1 #20
Take away their funding. Boomerproud Aug 1 #22
One would think he'd be the main draw, TWO impeachments is historic! Rhiannon12866 Aug 1 #21
Maddow Blog-Smithsonian removes Trump references from exhibit on presidential impeachments LetMyPeopleVote Aug 1 #23
Smithsonian doesn't want to be CPB'd or PBS'd IzzaNuDay Aug 2 #24
Literally rewriting history. LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2 #25
gives them practice removing anything trump when hes finally gone samnsara Aug 2 #26

Bayard

(26,571 posts)
1. His ego really is quite fragile
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 06:50 PM
Jul 31

He doesn't like that bit of history, so it has to disappear.

tetedur

(1,313 posts)
4. I wonder if they have destroyed all the Congressional records of his two impeachments.
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 06:57 PM
Jul 31

It wouldn't surprise me if he did.

bluestarone

(20,121 posts)
9. Yep, you, me and maybe a BILLION
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 08:17 PM
Jul 31

more people wondering the same thing. (might take a civil war yet!)

vapor2

(2,897 posts)
17. Can't depend on the media, Scotus or congress
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 11:29 PM
Jul 31

but I would love to see more people in the streets

popsdenver

(257 posts)
12. To me,
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 09:27 PM
Jul 31

it actually rings more true of ANIMAL FARM............1984 is way too cerebral for MAGAot voters....

The only thing I think Orwell got wrong in 1984 was him going after the Government, when I feel it was the CORPORATIONS that we seriously had to watch out for...............In my opinion, it's the CORPORATIONS that are running things.........this group of politicians are the best politicians that money can buy, (paid for by Corporations, run by Uber wealthy owners and stockholders.....)

jgmiller

(609 posts)
15. The thing dictators (wannabe and real) never remember is this
Thu Jul 31, 2025, 10:10 PM
Jul 31

They all eventually fall and when that happens history does not remember them the way they hoped they would be remembered. It sucks for people during their reign but in the end their desire to be remembered as someone great never happens.

MissHoneychurch

(33,611 posts)
18. Why??
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 02:16 AM
Aug 1

Why are they all kowtowing to the orange crybaby? I don't understand it. What is he telling them that they all cave and grovel?

littlemissmartypants

(29,089 posts)
20. They are just like him. His mini me wannabes. ❤️
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 05:22 AM
Aug 1

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

LetMyPeopleVote

(168,371 posts)
23. Maddow Blog-Smithsonian removes Trump references from exhibit on presidential impeachments
Fri Aug 1, 2025, 08:07 PM
Aug 1

The president targeted the Smithsonian with an executive order. Its American history museum changed its impeachment exhibit soon after.

Probably not a coincidence:
- Trump signs an executive order about the Smithsonian, targeting “divisive” content
- Trump then ousts the Smithsonian’s portrait gallery director
- The Smithsonian then removes a reference to Trump’s impeachment from a history exhibit www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-08-01T14:42:09.753Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/smithsonian-removes-trump-references-exhibit-presidential-impeachments-rcna222436

And let’s not forget that museums are on the list, too. The Washington Post reported:

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in July removed references to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit display. A person familiar with the exhibit plans, who was not authorized to discuss them publicly, said the change came about as part of a content review that the Smithsonian agreed to undertake following pressure from the White House to remove an art museum director.


As someone who wrote a book about efforts to rewrite history and what I described as “the Republicans’ war on the recent past,” I couldn’t help but marvel at such a brazen example of an institution succumbing to presidential pressure and altering a historical display about events Americans already saw with their own eyes......

But this story comes against an important backdrop. In late March, Trump signed an executive order that directly took aim at the Smithsonian and its museums, directing officials to eliminate “improper, divisive, or anti-American” ideology from the institution. The same order accused the Biden administration of, among other things, using the Smithsonian to advance what the Republican president described as a “corrosive” ideology.

How did the White House define words such as “improper,” “divisive,” “anti-American” and “corrosive” in an ideological context? The order didn’t say. Presumably, Trump knows it when he sees it. Was there any proof of the Biden administration misusing the Smithsonian? No.....

The title of the White House’s order from March said the directive is intended to restore “sanity to American history.” Given the circumstances, “sanity” is not the word that comes to mind.

IzzaNuDay

(1,068 posts)
24. Smithsonian doesn't want to be CPB'd or PBS'd
Sat Aug 2, 2025, 12:10 AM
Aug 2

This capituation was done out of survival.
Just hold on to it, one day he'll be dead and we want to remind folks what a loser he was.

samnsara

(18,607 posts)
26. gives them practice removing anything trump when hes finally gone
Sat Aug 2, 2025, 01:08 PM
Aug 2

....and Bill should now make that same request of them..

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