“President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order to eliminate what he considers ‘anti-American ideology’ from the Smithsonian Institution cast the world’s largest museum, education and research complex into a state of confusion Friday, just as streams of tourists poured into Washington, drawn by idyllic spring weather and the appearance of the city’s famed cherry blossoms,” the Washington Post reports.
“Trump’s edict, issued late Thursday, marks his second recent attempt to mold America’s cultural life, following his decision last month to purge the Kennedy Center board of his predecessor’s appointees and install himself as chairman.”
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