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US museum denies political pressure in removal of Trump impeachment display

Signage for the exhibition, titled "The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden", is displayed at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2025 [Annabelle Gordon/Reuters]

The parent organisation of a top-visited history museum in the United States has denied that political pressure played a role in the removal of a display about the impeachments of US President Donald Trump.

The Smithsonian Institution, which runs the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, said on Saturday that it removed the “temporary” placard for failing to meet the museum’s standards in “appearance, location, timeline, and overall presentation”.

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