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On 27 March, Trump signed an executive order titled Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History, arguing that there has been "a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation's history, replacing objective facts with a distorted narrative driven by ideology rather than truth". The order took specific aim at the Smithsonian Institution, whose 21 museums, 21 libraries and many other research and cultural centres comprise the world's largest museum complex and were visited by nearly 17 million people in 2024.

"Once widely respected as a symbol of American excellence and a global icon of cultural achievement," the order states, "the Smithsonian Institution has, in recent years, come under the influence of divisive, race-centred ideology."

The order threatens to bar congressional funds from institutions that espouse "improper, divisive or anti-American" beliefs. As an example of this, Trump cited programming from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture, the only national museum devoted exclusively to documenting African American life, history and culture from slavery to the modern era.

Headquartered on the National Mall in Washington DC, some of the Smithsonian's many museums focus on marginalised communities in the US – including the National Museum of the American Indian,the National Museum of African Art, the National Museum of the American Latino and the embattled National Museum of African American History and Culture. 

Many activists and historians have expressed outrage over the order's broader meaning and argued that it is actually a brazen attempt to do what Trump is denouncing: rewrite US history. This begs the question, which version of the US will visitors find?

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April 10 2025

Hello from the FT newsroom. Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs — and his stunning decision to reverse many of them yesterday — have rippled through financial markets and diplomatic circles this week. Ultimately, pressure from Wall Street and Capitol Hill caused the US president to buckle. The resulting 90-day pause on levies applied to nations willing to negotiate with the US sent equities soaring. But his decision to raise tariffs on China to 125 per cent only sparks more questions. Our reporters explain the impact of the U-turn. Although Trump has vowed to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US, this week’s brinkmanship has threatened American companies’ reshoring ambitions.