Lonnie G. Bunch III, Departing Smithsonian Secretary, Faced ‘Mounting Pressure Campaign’

Lonnie G. Bunch III led the Smithsonian Institution during a period when President Trump made public statements accusing the institution of liberal bias and anti-American perspectives. Supporters of Bunch characterized his tenure as focused on nonpartisan scholarship. Bunch announced his departure from the position of Smithsonian Secretary.

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