From the 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.
After this story published, the Smithsonian said in a statement that “a future and updated exhibit will include all impeachments.”
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.”
The temporary label read “Case under redesign (history happens).” The label included a description of Trump’s two impeachments, as well as information about the impeachments of former presidents Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, and nearly impeached former president Richard M. Nixon.
The display now appears as it did in 2008, according to the Smithsonian spokesperson.
“In reviewing our legacy content recently, it became clear that the ‘Limits of Presidential Power’ section in The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden exhibition needed to be addressed,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “The section of this exhibition covers Congress, The Supreme Court, Impeachment, and Public Opinion. Because the other topics in this section had not been updated since 2008, the decision was made to restore the Impeachment case back to its 2008 appearance.”
The Post notes that there are “broader concerns about political interference at the Smithsonian and how the institution charged with preserving American history could be shaped by the Trump administration’s efforts to exert more control over its work.”
Users on X have commented on the changes at the Smithsonian. One user wrote, “The same party who tore down our statues, changed names of our schools & military bases in an attempt to erase history are seething because the Smithsonian removed references to Trump’s bullsh*t nonsense impeachments.”
The same party who tore down our statues, changed names of our schools & military bases in an attempt to erase history are seething because the Smithsonian removed references to Trump’s bullshit nonsense impeachments.
— suzy (@Suzy_1776) August 1, 2025
Another wrote, “President Trump has not faced *valid* serious impeachment.His was a hoax so the Smithsonian was correct to correct the record in the American History Museum. Not partisan at all, just the correct thing to do.”
President Trump has not faced *valid* serious impeachment.
His was a hoax so the Smithsonian was correct to correct the record in the American History Museum.
Not partisan at all, just the correct thing to do.
— Kristopher J. Anderson 🇺🇸 (@MrAndersonTexas) July 31, 2025
Others are very unhappy with the museum.
“Smithsonian, you are complicit in boosting Trump’s fascist aspirations,” griped an X user.
Smithsonian, you are complicit in boosting Trump’s fascist aspirations.
— ThisBoomerHitsDifferent (@BoomerHitsDiff) August 1, 2025
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