Smithsonian's First Black Director Challenges Trump Positions as EPA Chief Defends Against Critics
Fox News — Politics—The Smithsonian Institution's first Black director has publicly contested statements made by the Trump administration, positioning one of America's most prominent cultural institutions in opposition to the White House's approach to history and public memory. The director's statements represent an unusual and pointed institutional pushback against the administration's cultural narratives. Separately, the EPA administrator drew attention for defending against the label of 'science denier' applied to climate skeptics within the administration. Both incidents reflect the administration's fraught relationship with scientific and cultural institutions.