Trump targets Biden-era billion-dollar Smithsonian budgets amid anti-'woke' push

President Trump proposed cutting Smithsonian Institution funding to below $1 billion in his 2026 budget plan. The White House released a 162-page report addressing what it characterized as ideological issues within federal cultural institutions. The Smithsonian's budget has not fallen below $1 billion since 2020. Trump administration officials did not specify which programs or exhibits would be affected by the proposed reduction.

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