Rep Brandon Gill backs Trump executive order, calls to 'clean house' at the Smithsonian

Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, threw his support down President Donald Trump's executive action targeting alleged ideological bias astatine nan Smithsonian and called for depository officials to beryllium fired complete what he called left-wing power astatine nan institution.

Speaking connected "Fox & Friends Weekend," Gill applauded Trump's directive to spot informing signs on National Park Service walkways extracurricular nan Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

"This is nan first time, I think, that we've had a president who takes this worldly seriously, who doesn't conscionable look nan different measurement and let nan near to proceed their agelong march done nan institutions and proceed shoving leftism down our throats and down nan throats of our children," Gill said. "I deliberation that's what is truthful refreshing astir nan president here."

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National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig (left) was confronted by Rep. Brandon Gill (right), R-Texas, complete nan Smithsonian's alleged utmost governmental ideology successful its displays (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Al Drago/Getty Images)

On Friday, Trump signed an executive order directing officials to instal signs extracurricular nan Smithsonian's National Museum of American History informing visitors astir nan White House study that criticized nan museum's portrayal of American history.

"Such signage shall notify visitors that nan Museum exhibits should beryllium renovated accordant pinch nan findings successful nan Report and nonstop visitors to locations and resources for meticulous accusation regarding America's history," according to nan executive bid connected nan White House website.

The bid besides calls for nan creation of impermanent exhibits aliases signage that "corrects inaccurate accusation presented successful nan Museum," pointing to nan museum's alleged nonaccomplishment to decently commemorate America's founding history during its 250th day year.

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Gill echoed galore of nan administration's critiques, calling for what he described arsenic an nonsubjective telling of American history.

"We request an existent nonsubjective telling of American history, not [looking] backmost connected nan American communicative and grouping different group into group aliases taste groups aliases groups based connected their gender aliases their sexuality aliases their migration status," he said. "We are 1 American people, and I deliberation that's what we request to see."

Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, arrives for nan House Oversight and Government Reform Delivering connected Government Efficiency Subcommittee proceeding titled "Rewriting American History: Examining nan Smithsonian's Efforts to Reshape nan Past" successful nan Rayburn House Office Building connected July 21, 2026, successful Washington, D.C. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The congressman based on nan Smithsonian needed to "clean house," specifically calling for National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig to beryllium fired. Gill added that nan American nationalist is exhausted by watching payer dollars fund ideological agendas.

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"The American group are truthful sick of seeing nan near return power of iconic American institutions," he said. "They want to spot a depository that's funded by taxpayers that is promoting patriotism, that promotes American ideals and values, and alternatively they get this benignant of woke nonsense."

Fox News Digital reached retired to nan Smithsonian for remark but did not instantly perceive back.

The contention stems from nan White House's caller "Saving America's Story" report. In nan executive order, Trump said nan study demonstrated that nan museum's activity "does not coming American history arsenic a shared nationalist inheritance to beryllium taught and celebrated, but alternatively views American history arsenic a 'prime tool' to beforehand ideas of societal justness and nan extremist translator of our society."

Hartig defended nan museum's approach during a committee proceeding earlier this week.

National Museum of American History Director Dr. Anthea Hartig is sworn successful during an Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee connected Delivering connected Government Efficiency proceeding connected Capitol Hill connected July 21, 2026 successful Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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"The depository does not return sides successful America’s governmental debates. We sphere and archive nan grounds of American life successful each its breadth truthful that nan nationalist tin brushwood nan past and tie their ain conclusions," Hartig said.

"When historians talk astir reframing a accepted narrative, we do not mean erasing it. We mean adding nan evidence, voices and objects that earlier tellings near retired truthful that much Americans tin spot themselves successful nan nationalist story. Examining nan harder chapters of our history is not nan aforesaid arsenic hostility toward America," she said.