Interior Department Details Plan for Temporary Signs at Smithsonian Museum
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The Interior Department sent letters to two senators outlining a proposal to install 12 temporary signs outside the National Museum of American History, costing about $84,000, in response to a Trump administration executive order.
The Interior Department has sent letters to Senators Lisa Murkowski and another colleague outlining a proposal to place 12 temporary signs outside the National Museum of American History. The plan, estimated at $84,000, does not specify the signs' size or wording, though the signage was initially ordered in July.
In a September 3 letter to Senator Murkowski, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said the effort responds to questions about the administration's March 2025 executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” The order characterizes a “revisionist movement” that it claims seeks to portray the nation’s founding principles and historical milestones negatively.
The proposed signs would convey information consistent with the executive order’s objectives, though details of the content remain undisclosed.