Executive order requires "warning signs" and counter-exhibits at the Smithsonian over "ideological capture"

Executive orderDOI

Date
Actor
President; Department of the Interior / National Park Service
Agency
Department of the Interior (DOI)
Type
Executive order
Section
OTHER AGENCIES (HUD, FTC, USDA, NEA/NEH/IMLS, Interior/NPS, Smithsonian, Census/BJS, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, DOL, DOT)

Summary

Building on EO 14253 and the DPC report, the President signed an order directing the Secretary of the Interior to install temporary signage along NPS-maintained walkways outside the National Museum of American History warning visitors about the report's findings — including its objections to transgender-inclusive content — and directing temporary exhibits near the museum to "correct" what the administration deems inaccurate history. It marks the federal government physically labeling a national museum's recognition of transgender people as misinformation.

Status

In effect; implementation by Interior/NPS underway as of August 2026; Smithsonian maintains its content is nonpartisan.

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Sources

Cite this action

Exec. Order No. 14,416, 91 Fed. Reg. 47,925 (July 29, 2026).

Short form: Exec. Order No. 14,416, 91 Fed. Reg. at 47,925.