President Trump is calling on the Smithsonian to make some big changes in order to honor the life and legacy of our nation’s very first president, George Washington.
In a couple of posts on Truth Social, President Trump made two demands.
First, he is requesting that the Smithsonian install a five-year exhibition of an 11-foot George Washington statue that was recently featured at the Freedom 250 Grand Prix race.
He wants this to go up on Constitution Day, which is September 17th.
Secondly, he is asking the Smithsonian to swap out an abstract statue displayed in front of the National Museum of American History with something more patriotic: a giant, 30-foot “Washington Colossus” statue!
Rapid Response 47 shared what President Trump had to say via Truth Social:
Here’s the full text of his post:
So, I’m asking for the Smithsonian to install the 11-foot Washington statue that was featured at the recent Freedom 250 Grand Prix Race in the Museum’s Flag Hall, and dedicate it this Constitution Day, September 17, 2026.
Immediately design and display a five-year exhibition worthy of the Life, Sacrifice, and Contributions of George Washington.
Then, as soon as it is ready, install a 30-foot Washington Colossus where “Infinity” stands today.
Replace a sculpture that says nothing about America with the man who, more than anyone else, says everything about America.
This is how we should begin to honor George Washington in the lead-up to his 300th birthday in 2032. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
President Trump followed up with a second, more in-depth Truth Social post.
Read it here:
And, here’s the full text of that post:
I am calling on the Smithsonian Institution to honor the Life and Legacy of George Washington, America’s Greatest Hero, with a five-year exhibition at the National Museum of American History, beginning now, and continuing through, February 22, 2032, the 300th anniversary of Washington’s birth.
I am also calling on the Smithsonian to erect a 30-foot “Colossus statue” of the Father of Our Country outside the Museum, to replace the so-called “Infinity” sculpture that stands there today. That strange modernist sculpture tells visitors nothing about America, inspires no one, and honors none of our Great American Heroes.
George Washington does. He is easily America’s Greatest Hero. Without him, our Country and our Freedoms wouldn’t exist.
And yet, during our Nation’s 250th Anniversary Year, the Museum has failed to give George Washington and our other Founding Fathers the celebration they deserve. Washington’s Heroic Crossing of the Delaware on December 25, 1776—One of the greatest moments and turning points of the Revolution—is not even mentioned in the Museum. His Victory at Trenton, and the stories of the Americans who fought and died for our Independence, deserve far more attention.
Under recently ended leadership, the Smithsonian created a “Center for Restorative History,” and commissioned a “Decolonization Plan,” to focus attention overwhelmingly on those who have been oppressed, but there is almost no attention paid to those who triumphed over great oppression, and against great odds.
One current exhibit describes the period of 1492 to 1776, including Christopher Columbus’s discovery of the New World, and the European settlement of America, as the “Great Unsettling” of the Continent.
That tells you all you need to know about how twisted the thinking is today at the Smithsonian.
Instead of a Center for Restorative History, America’s National History Museum should have a Center for American Heroes.
Tell the stories of Americans who faced great challenges, overcame them, built great things, defended our Country, made America better, and helped our Nation more fully live up to our Founding Ideals.
That is a History worth teaching, because it is America’s story.
Instead of focusing on ideological activism, the leaders of America’s taxpayer-funded, National History Museum should be focused on telling America’s story—fairly, accurately, and coherently—and there is no better person to start with than George Washington.
Currently, the spinning, abstract sculpture called “Infinity” is displayed in front of the National Museum of American History.
Here’s another look at it:
Its description on the
Smithsonian website reads:
This case features objects, tools, and artist’s models used by Jose de Rivera to create Infinity, the first work of modern art commissioned by the U. S. government under the Art and Architecture Program for the National Mall. This case commemorates the 30th anniversary of the full-scale Infinity sculpture on the National Mall, at the Madison Drive entrance to the museum.
Nobody understands what that thing is supposed to represent.
Quite frankly, it doesn’t even look that good.
And, it certainly doesn’t connect with the American people like a massive statue of George Washington would!
President Trump’s requests for the new exhibition and statue come after a battle with the Smithsonian over its woke leadership.
This ultimately culminated in the resignation of Smithsonian leader Lonnie Bunch, who announced last week that he is retiring
The Washington Examiner has more:
The latest development comes as Trump has done battle with the Smithsonian throughout his second term, accusing the country’s premier cultural center of promoting “woke” ideology over a rational portrayal of U.S. history and culture.
Earlier this year, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and White House domestic policy assistant Vince Haley said federal departments and agencies could cut off relations with the Smithsonian if it continued to advance “a divisive, ideological agenda.”
The White House had previously suggested it could pull the $1 billion in federal funding from the Smithsonian.
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, who announced Tuesday he plans to step down from the position, has defended the institution, saying the accusations are “not a fair characterization of the work and totality of the National Museum of American History.”
“At the Smithsonian, our work is driven by scholarship, accuracy and an uncompromising commitment to tell the fullness of America’s story,” Bunch wrote. The institution remains “focused on what grounds us: a steadfast commitment to scholarship, nonpartisanship, independence, accuracy, and integrity.”
Many American patriots approve of President Trump’s ideas to honor George Washington at the Smithsonian.
Take a look at a few of these replies from folks on X:
This is non controversial unless you hate America. Put up the George Washington statue for his 300th birthday.
— Andy froemel (@FroemelAndy)
September 12, 2026
Swap infinity for Washington.
America, full size.
— Throckmorton (@Throckmorton777)
September 12, 2026
watch everyone lose their minds over a statue of the actual father of the country being put in an american museum, but honestly replacing some random sculpture called infinity that nobody even understands is just common sense at this point
— Jerry Wendell (@jerrywendell_)
September 12, 2026
What do you think?
Would you like to see the Smithsonian honor American heroes like George Washington again?
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