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Why is Trump obsessed with rewriting history at this museum?
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August 8, 2026
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2:25Now PlayingThe exterior of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History is about to look a little different for anyone visiting.
U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a number of signs to be installed around the entrances of the museum, claiming that exhibits contain ‘inaccurate information.' It’s the latest escalation in the administration’s fight with historians that’s pitting Trump’s version of American history against another.
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