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Smithsonian affirms independence after Trump says he fired head of National Portrait Gallery
The Smithsonian affirmed its autonomy in a statement on Monday after President Donald Trump announced that he had fired the ...
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Smithsonian asserts authority to make ‘all personnel decisions’ following Trump attempts to fire gallery director
In response to the president’s targeting of National Portrait Gallery director Kim Sajet, the organisation has issued a ...
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Smithsonian Makes Last-Ditch Effort To Keep Its Liberal Bureaucrats On Payroll
The Smithsonian issued a statement Monday saying that it controls its personnel decisions after President Donald Trump ...
Defying Trump, National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet is still at work
In defiance of Trump’s announcement last Friday that he was firing her, Kim Sajet — the director of the Smithsonian ...
Smithsonian says it’s committed to being free from ‘partisan influence’ after Trump tries to remove gallery director
The Smithsonian Institution on Monday emphasized its “nonpartisan stature” and said “all personnel decisions” are made by its ...
Smithsonian board to keep institution 'free from political or partisan influence'
The Smithsonian has issued a statement supporting Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch following President Trump's claim that he fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery.
Amid Trump standoff, Smithsonian says only secretary can hire and fire
The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship after Trump ...
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'Absolutely none': The Smithsonian just unleashed a brutal smackdown on Trump
The 179-year-old Smithsonian institute shook off President Donald Trump’s attempt to commandeer its board of regents last ...