The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in July removed references to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments from an exhibit display. A person familiar with the exhibit plans, who was not authorized to discuss them publicly, said the change came about as part of a content review that the Smithsonian agreed to undertake following pressure from the White House to remove an art museum director.

A temporary label including content about Trump’s impeachments had been on display since September 2021 at the Washington museum, a Smithsonian spokesperson told The Washington Post, adding that it was intended to be a short-term addition to address current events. Now, the exhibit notes that “only three presidents have seriously faced removal.”

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    7 days ago

    I feel like this has less to do with changing history and more to do with Trump’s fragile ego. I’m not saying that they aren’t trying to rewrite history and that is absolutely disgusting, just that this one doesn’t really make any sense when you really take a step back and think about it. If anything an actual strong person would wear it as a badge of honor to prove how right he is that the “deep state” is still trying to get him, which Trump has done in the past. I say this is an indicator that he’s in panic mode trying to fix his image right now which is kinda pathetic.