Donald Trump calls for statues of George Washington to be installed at the Smithsonian

US President Donald Trump on Friday requested that statues of George Washington be installed at the National Museum of American History in Washington, a new illustration of his attempt to reshape federal cultural institutions, accused by the American right of conveying an overly progressive world view.

The Smithsonian Institution, an American museum complex, is in the sights of Donald Trump who accused it in 2025 of presenting a “horrible” image of the United States. In a 162-page report, the White House accused him of denigrating “white Americans, men and Christians.”

Also, Donald Trump asked him, in a message published on his Truth Social network, to install a “colossal statue” of George Washington, 9 meters high, outside the museum. He also wants a statue of Washington, more than 3 meters high, which was exhibited during the IndyCar “Freedom 250” race in August, to be installed in the “Flag Hall” of the museum, in the heart of the establishment. The American president also said he wanted a five-year exhibition to be organized until February 22, 2032 – the 300th anniversary of the birth of the first president of the United States – in order to pay tribute to his “life and legacy”.

“He is by far America's greatest hero. Without him, our Country and our Freedoms would not exist,” he wrote. In July, Donald Trump ordered the installation of signs in front of the National Museum of American History to warn visitors that it contains, according to the American president, bad information about American history.