Smithsonian affirms independence after Trump says he fired head of National Portrait Gallery

Smithsonian affirms independence after Trump says he fired head of National Portrait Gallery

The Smithsonian tried to affirm its autonomy from outside influences in a statement on Monday after President Donald Trump announced that he fired National Portrait Gallery head Kim Sajet for being a “highly partisan person.” The institution, which is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex, sent the statement after a Monday Board of … Read more