Trump seeks 30-foot Washington Colossus at Smithsonian to reshape national history exhibit

Trump urged the Smithsonian to install a 30-foot Colossus of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and keep a Washington exhibit running through February 2032, replacing the Infinity sculpture. He frames the move as honoring America’s founder and criticizes the museum for omitting key Revolutionary War moments, part of a broader effort to influence national history and culture—despite the Smithsonian’s independence and unclear authority to compel changes. The piece notes Lonnie Bunch’s upcoming departure and places the push in the context of other art/heritage clashes and proposals to reshape how history is presented.