Trump Signs Executive Order 14416 to Restore Trust in the Smithsonian Institution
The White House issued Executive Order 14416, "Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution," on July 24, 2026. The order states that under Executive Order 14253 of March 27, 2025, "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," the Domestic Policy Council recently completed a months-long review of the Smithsonian Institution and its National Museum of American History and issued its findings in a report entitled "Saving America's Story."
According to the order, the report concludes that the Smithsonian's leadership does not present American history as a shared national inheritance to be taught and celebrated, and the order states that the current leadership of both the Institution and the Museum cannot be trusted to tell America's story with honesty and gratitude. It declares the policy of the administration to take all available steps to address the issues identified in the report and to restore trust in the Smithsonian Institution.
Section 2 directs the Secretary of the Interior, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Administrator of General Services, and the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy to use any and all available authorities to promote that policy, including funding and contract conditions. Section 3 directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service, to install temporary signage along Park Service-maintained sidewalks used to access the Museum, informing visitors of the report's findings and directing them to resources for accurate information about America's history. Noting that the Museum, in the order's words, failed to appropriately honor the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence during the nation's 250th anniversary year, it also calls for temporary exhibits or signage correcting inaccurate information presented in the Museum.
The costs of publishing the order are borne by the Department of the Interior. The order states that it creates no enforceable rights or benefits and is to be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
Source: The White House
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