Dr. Terry Baney, a history professor, comments on the Executive Order targeting the Smithsonian Museum, saying, “it’s more an assault, really, on our understanding of the diversity of this country.” The order, Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History, is part of the administration’s effort to eliminate what it describes as “improper ideology” across all branches of the Smithsonian Institution.
Newsweek interviewed Dr. Terry Baney, a history professor with over 50 years on faculty, about President Trump’s executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” which seeks to remove ‘improper ideology’ from museums, research centers, and educational programs — a move sparking national debate. Trump’s Executive Order Targeting Smithsonian Is ‘An Assault On US Diversity’