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How the Smithsonian Could Fall

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By Kelsey Ables Verified
| The Atlantic Verified
The Trump administration wants to control the Smithsonian, but it won’t be so easy. When experts talk about the institution’s relationship to the federal government, the world’s largest museum complex can start to sound like a bureaucratic outcast.
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Trump Comes for the American History Museum Original

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By Kelsey Ables Verified
| The Atlantic Verified
The buff George Washington statue in the National Museum of American History speaks for itself. Taking in the washboard abs and determined expression of the 1840 work by Horatio Greenough, a visitor would be hard-pressed to see anything but a Founding Father rendered as a Greek god. Yet in a searing 162-page report on the Smithsonian museum released on July 4, the Trump administration takes issue with the lack of patriotism in even this exhibit.
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How Trump Branded America’s Big Birthday

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By Kelsey Ables Verified
| The Atlantic Verified
As the United States neared its 250th birthday in recent months, a new spin on the Stars and Stripes appeared outside homes and on banners dangling from government buildings. A twist on what’s known as the “Betsy Ross flag,” with 250 inscribed within its 13-star circle, the celebratory image scans as neutral yet elegant.
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