Trump, again trying to curate museum, says exhibit would stay until 2032 for 300th anniversary of Washington’s birth
Donald Trump asked the Smithsonian Institution to install a 30ft “Colossus statue” of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History, and a special exhibit honoring the nation’s first president, in a social media post late on Friday.
The president requested that the exhibit continue through February 2032, the 300th anniversary of Washington’s birth.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/12/trump-smithsonian-george-washington-statue-exhibit
Author : Edward Helmore
Publish date : 2026-09-12 19:32:00
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