White House Council Releases Report on Smithsonian Leadership

WASHINGTON – The White House Domestic Policy Council issued a report on Independence Day that described the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution as "radical activists." The report also questioned the trustworthiness of these leaders.

The release of the document occurred amid the Trump administration's broader effort to alter several of Washington, D.C.'s, cultural and historical organizations.

The report did not immediately provide specific examples or further details regarding its characterizations of Smithsonian leadership. The Smithsonian Institution has not yet issued a public response to the report's content.