Interior Department Acts to Defend American Heritage with New Signs at Smithsonian
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Responding to a Trump administration executive order, the Interior Department has proposed installing 12 temporary signs outside the National Museum of American History for $84,000, aiming to counteract revisionist attacks on the nation's founding values.
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, responsibly budgeted at $84,000, does not specify the signs' size or wording, though the signage was appropriately ordered in July.
In a September 3 letter to Senator Murkowski, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum explained that this initiative is in response to the administration's March 2025 executive order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” The order rightly identifies a “revisionist movement” that seeks to undermine the nation’s founding principles and distort its historical milestones with negative portrayals.
The proposed signs would convey information consistent with the executive order’s objectives, helping to restore pride and factual understanding of American history, though the specific content has not yet been disclosed.