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President Trump Requests Smithsonian Install George Washington Statues and Exhibit
Just the facts
President Donald Trump submitted a proposal requesting that the Smithsonian Institution host an exhibit honoring George Washington running through February 22, 2032, marking the 300th anniversary of Washington's birth. The proposal requests placing an 11-foot statue of Washington in the museum's Flag Hall for Constitution Day on September 17, and replacing Jose de Rivera's 1967 sculpture 'Infinity' outside the facility with a 30-foot statue of Washington. Trump also proposed replacing the museum's Center for Restorative History with a 'Center for American Heroes.' The Smithsonian Institution operates outside the executive branch under the governance of a Board of Regents that includes Vice President JD Vance and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
Why this is news
President Donald Trump called on the Smithsonian Institution to install large statues of George Washington and establish a dedicated historical exhibit at the National Museum of American History.
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