The Steady Drip: WH: Smithsonian 'Woke' Purge to Expand to Other Museums (Connecting the Dots: The Smithsonian Institution, Museums, National Zoo, Pelosi, David Rubenstein, Joe Biden, Mike Pence & Soros Funding, All Networking)

WH: Smithsonian 'Woke' Purge to Expand to Other Museums (Connecting the Dots: The Smithsonian Institution, Museums, National Zoo, Pelosi, David Rubenstein, Joe Biden, Mike Pence & Soros Funding, All Networking)

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By Eric Mack | Wednesday, 20 August 2025 10:38 AM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/dei-woke-museums/2025/08/20/id/1223232/

President Donald Trump's sweeping review of "woke" ideology at the Smithsonian museums is going to expand to other museums that receive federal funding, according to the White House.

Trump, who rebuked the Smithsonian as "out of control" with leftist and anti-America ideology in a Truth Social post Tuesday, intends to broaden the review beyond the Washington-based Smithsonian, a White House official told NBC News on Wednesday.

Trump will "hold the Smithsonian accountable and then go from there," the official told NBC.

The Smithsonian, a federally funded trust that operates independently of the government, runs 21 museums, 14 research centers and the National Zoo.

Trump has accused it of portraying U.S. history too negatively and focusing too much on "how bad slavery was." Two-thirds of the funding for the Smithsonian comes from the U.S. government.

"The museums throughout Washington, but all over the country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of 'woke,' " Trump wrote Tuesday night on Truth Social. "The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our country is, how bad slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.

"We are not going to allow this to happen, and I have instructed my attorneys to go through the museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with colleges and universities where tremendous progress has been made.

"This country cannot be woke, because woke is broke.

"We have the 'hottest' country in the world, and we want people to talk about it, including in our museums."

The review comes ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary, with the Office of Management and Budget directing eight Smithsonian museums last week to submit details on exhibits and plans within 30 days and to make "content corrections" to remove "divisive" language.

Connecting the Dots:

Mike Pence is a regent for the Smithsonian Institution and was the vice president for the Donald Trump administration.

Evelyn S. Lieberman was a communications director for the Smithsonian Institution and Joseph R. Biden Jr’s press secretary.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, was the president for the Joe Biden Administration and spent Thanksgiving with David Rubenstein.

David M. Rubenstein is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, a co-founder & co-CEO for the Carlyle Group, a board member for the National Museum of American History, a board member for the National Museum of Natural History, a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, the president of the Economic Club of Washington, the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving with him.

Jerome H. Powell (Jay) was a partner at the Carlyle Group and is the Chairman for the Federal Reserve System.

National Museum of American History is a member of the Smithsonian Institution.

National Museum of Natural History is a member of the Smithsonian Institution.

Jane Sullivan Roberts was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and is married to John G. Roberts Jr.

John G. Roberts Jr. is married to Jane Sullivan Roberts, the chancellor for the Smithsonian Institution, the chief justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, and an honorary member of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA).

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is the president emeritus for the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA), an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

David M. Rubenstein is the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, a co-founder & co-CEO for the Carlyle Group, a board member for the National Museum of American History, a board member for the National Museum of Natural History, a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, the president of the Economic Club of Washington, Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving with him.

Jerome H. Powell (Jay) was a partner at the Carlyle Group and is the Chairman for the Federal Reserve System.

Edward J. Mathias is a managing director at the Carlyle Group and a director at the Economic Club of Washington.

Carol A. Melton was a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Robert G. Liberatore was a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee on Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Lloyd Howell Jr. is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and the EVP for Booz Allen Hamilton.

Booz Allen Hamilton is a contractor for Obamacare.

Booz Allen Hamilton is a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA).

James C. Weinberg is a VP for Booz Allen Hamilton and a director at the Friends of the National Zoo.

Friends of the National Zoo is a support organization for the National Zoo.

National Zoo is a member institution of the Smithsonian Institution.

Edward Snowden was an employee at Booz Allen Hamilton, and leaked information about the National Security Agency (NSA).

Robert S. Osborne is the EVP & general counsel for Booz Allen Hamilton and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Valerie B. Jarrett is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, Vernon E. Jordan Jr’s great niece and was the senior adviser for the Barack Obama administration.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) the president emeritus for the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA) and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

John G. Roberts Jr. is an honorary member of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA), the chancellor for the Smithsonian Institution, the chief justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and married to Jane Sullivan Roberts.

Jane Sullivan Roberts is married to John G. Roberts Jr. and was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

David M. Rubenstein was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving with him, is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, a co-founder & co-CEO for the Carlyle Group, a board member for the National Museum of American History, a board member for the National Museum of Natural History, the president of the Economic Club of Washington and the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Jerome H. Powell (Jay) was a partner at the Carlyle Group and is the Chairman for the Federal Reserve System.

National Museum of American History is a member of the Smithsonian Institution.

National Museum of Natural History is a member of the Smithsonian Institution.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Strobe Talbott is the president of the Brookings Institution (think tank), was William J. Clinton’s roommate at Oxford and an Oxford University Rhodes scholar.

Michael S. Barr is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), was a special adviser to the president for the William J. Clinton administration, an Oxford University Rhodes scholar.

E.J. Dionne is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was an Oxford University Rhodes scholar.

Jane Nelson was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an Oxford University Rhodes scholar.

Susan E. Rice was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), was the White House national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration and an Oxford University Rhodes scholar.

Ruth Padel is a professor at Oxford University and Charles Darwin’s his great-great-granddaughter.

Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution book in 1859 and his great-great-granddaughter is Professor Ruth Padel.

Darwin Exhibition Opens at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History

September 10, 2009 News Release

https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/darwin-exhibition-opens-smithsonian-s-national-museum-natural-history

The National Museum of Natural History will open a new exhibition, “Since Darwin: The Evolution of Evolution,” Sept. 12 in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his groundbreaking “On the Origin of Species.” The exhibition will be on view through July 18, 2010. A team of museum scientists from the departments of Botany, Entomology, Mineral Sciences, Paleobiology and Vertebrate Zoology collaborated on the exhibition.

National Zoo is a member institution of the Smithsonian Institution.

National Museum of Natural History is a member of the Smithsonian Institution.

David H. Koch is a board member for the National Museum of Natural History and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Robert H. Malott was the chairman for the National Museum of Natural History and a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), was the chairman & CEO for CNN and an Oxford University Rhodes scholar.

Giulio Tremonti is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a fellow at Oxford University.

James M. Manyika is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a research fellow at Oxford University.

John Brademas was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and an Oxford University Rhodes scholar.

David H. Koch is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a board member for the National Museum of Natural History.

Robert H. Malott was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the chairman for the National Museum of Natural History.

David M. Rubenstein was a benefactor at the Aspen Institute (think tank), Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving with him, a board member for the National Museum of Natural History, a board member for the National Museum of American History, a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, the president of the Economic Club of Washington a co-founder & co-CEO for the Carlyle Group, and the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Jerome H. Powell (Jay) was a partner at the Carlyle Group and is the Chairman for the Federal Reserve System.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, the president emeritus for the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA) and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Jane Sullivan Roberts is married to John G. Roberts Jr. and was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

Jerome H. Powell (Jay) was a partner at the Carlyle Group and is the Chairman for the Federal Reserve System.

National Museum of American History is a member of the Smithsonian Institution.

National Museum of Natural History is a member of the Smithsonian Institution.

Mike Pence is a regent for the Smithsonian Institution and was the vice president for the Donald Trump administration.

Evelyn S. Lieberman was a communications director for the Smithsonian Institution and Joseph R. Biden Jr’s press secretary.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, was the president for the Joe Biden Administration and spent Thanksgiving with David Rubenstein.

National Zoo is a member institution of the Smithsonian Institution.

Friends of the National Zoo is a support organization for the National Zoo.

James C. Weinberg is a director at the Friends of the National Zoo and a VP for Booz Allen Hamilton.

Booz Allen Hamilton is a contractor for the National Security Agency (NSA).

Edward Snowden was an employee at Booz Allen Hamilton, and leaked information about the National Security Agency (NSA).

Lloyd Howell Jr. is the EVP for Booz Allen Hamilton and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Booz Allen Hamilton is a contractor for Obamacare.

Obamacare is Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative.

CGI Group Inc. was the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov web site.

Donna S. Morea was the EVP for the CGI Group Inc., and a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee on Economic Development.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Letitia James is the chair for the Committee on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.

Carol A. Melton was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a director at the Economic Club of Washington.

Robert G. Liberatore was a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a director at the Economic Club of Washington.

Edward J. Mathias is a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a managing director at the Carlyle Group.

Jerome H. Powell (Jay) was a partner at the Carlyle Group and is the Chairman for the Federal Reserve System.

David M. Rubenstein is a co-founder & co-CEO for the Carlyle Group, the president of the Economic Club of Washington, a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, a board member for the National Museum of American History, a board member for the National Museum of Natural History, and the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), Joe Biden spent Thanksgiving with him and a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

Jane Sullivan Roberts was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and is married to John G. Roberts Jr.

John G. Roberts Jr. is married to Jane Sullivan Roberts, the chancellor for the Smithsonian Institution, the chief justice for the U.S. Supreme Court and an honorary member of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA).

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is the president emeritus for the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA), Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was the president of the Economic Club of Washington.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Ann M. Fudge is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the U.S. program advisory panel chair for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Smithsonian Institution.

Shirley Ann Jackson is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a regent at the Smithsonian Institution.

Charles Koch Foundation was a funder for the Smithsonian Institution.

Charles G. Koch is the founder & chairman for the Charles Koch Foundation and David H. Koch’s brother.

David H. Koch is Charles G. Koch’s brother, a director at the Institute of Human Origins, a board member for the National Museum of Natural History and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).