Trump wants Smithsonian to build George Washington statue, exhibit
President Trump used late Friday social media posts to ask the Smithsonian Institution to install a 30-foot-tall statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and to open an exhibit honoring the founding father. He also urged the museum complex to remove the existing “Infinity” statue from its current location.
Why It Matters
The request comes from the sitting president and concerns the display and placement of public art at a prominent national museum, raising questions about executive interest in how national history is presented. It directly involves the Smithsonian Institution and its decisions about museum grounds and exhibitions.
Key Facts
- Who: President Trump
- When: Late Friday (in social media posts)
- Requested action: Install a 30-foot-tall statue of George Washington
- Location specified: Outside the National Museum of American History (NMAH)
- Additional request: Open an exhibit to honor George Washington (the founding father)
President Trump asked the Smithsonian Institution in late Friday social media posts to place a 30-foot-tall statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History. In the same messages, he requested that the museum open an exhibit dedicated to honoring the founding father.
The president also called for the museum complex to remove the existing “Infinity” statue from its site and replace it with the proposed Washington monument. The posts framed the change as a matter of altering the museum grounds to elevate a figure from the nation’s founding.
The appeal was directed at the Smithsonian, the federally chartered institution that operates the National Museum of American History. The request links decisions about public sculpture and exhibitions at a major national museum directly to a message from the president.
No further details about timing, design, funding or the Smithsonian’s response were provided in the social media posts.
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