Trump orders Smithsonian to post warnings about 'inaccurate' US history

Trump orders Smithsonian to post warnings about 'inaccurate' US historyImage caption, The Smithsonian National Museum of American History has been instructed to erect new signage by TrumpByMax MatzaPublished2 minutes agoPresident Donald Trump has ordered signs to be placed outside the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, to caution visitors about exhibits his administration views as "inaccurate".The order directs the department of interior to issue the warnings, and also to direct people about where they can find "accurate information regarding America's history".The Trump administration has often accused the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest research museum, as well as other academic organisations of harbouring an anti-American bias.The Smithsonian did not immediately respond to the BBC's request for comment. The order on Friday - titled Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution - accuses museum leadership of not doing enough to celebrate America's founders on the country's 250th anniversary of independence, which took place on 4 July.It says the museum's leadership team "views American history as a 'prime tool' to advance ideas of social justice and the radical transformation of our society".An accompanying White House statement, external also accused the museum of veering "toward extreme political activism, rooted in Marxism, to divide, dispirit, and discourage Americans".Friday's executive order does not indicate what sources the White House believes would be better qualified to tell America's history. Trump's order comes just days after Smithsonian director Anthea Hartig was grilled by Republican lawmakers in two congressional hearings, where the museum was accused of being "infected by a woke ideology that seeped into public displays, educational materials and planning documents".Earlier this month, the White House Dome...