The order directs the vice president to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its ...

The order is vague but suggests Trump is seeking to purge elements of what conservatives view as a revisionist history of the US that places systemic racism at the heart of its narrative.

President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the removal of any "improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology" from the Smithsonian Institution, a museum and research centre that showcases the US's ...