Trump has signed an executive order to “restore truth and sanity to American history.” Since taking office, he has issued over 100 executive orders, including controversial ones on elections, the Gulf of Mexico, and education. The latest order, signed on March 27, directs the restoration of “Federal parks, monuments, memorials, statues, markers” and ensures the Smithsonian “celebrates American history” and “greatness.” It tasks Vice President JD Vance, a Smithsonian Board of Regents member, with eliminating “improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology” from Smithsonian institutions, including the National Zoo.

Additionally, the administration will work with Congress to prevent funding for exhibits or programs that “degrade shared American values” or “divide Americans by race.” The order also mandates that the American Women’s History Museum “celebrate women’s achievements” without recognizing “men as women.”
The Secretary of the Interior must restore historical sites altered in the past five years due to “false revision of history” or efforts to “disparage certain historical figures or events.” This move follows a pattern of executive actions aimed at reshaping government institutions and policies in line with Trump’s vision of American history and identity.