References to Trump's impeachments are reinstalled at Smithsonian exhibit -- with some slight but crucial changes [View all]

Source: CNN Politics

Updated Aug 8, 2025, 4:05 PM ET
PUBLISHED Aug 8, 2025, 3:51 PM ET


The Smithsonian Institution has reinstalled material referencing President Donald Trump’s two impeachments at an exhibit related to the presidency at the National Museum of American History – but there have been some changes made to the prior text.

As CNN previously reported, the museum last month removed a temporary placard referencing Trump’s two impeachments from the exhibit, which described and contained artifacts related to the impeachments of presidents Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson and the impeachment process against Richard Nixon.

The removal of the placard prompted public outcry against the museum and claims it was capitulating to Trump. The president earlier this year signed an executive order accusing the museum of promoting a “divisive” ideology and directing it to make changes to its programming.

In follow-up statements, the museum system insisted the placard’s removal was temporary and denied it had been pressured by any government official to make changes to its exhibits.

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