The claim
The Smithsonian Institution includes “nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.”
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Research from related reporting says Trump wrote that the Smithsonian was discussing “how horrible our Country is” and included “Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future” (S6). This supports that he made the allegation, but the excerpt does not establish whether it is true.[S6]
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- [original] PolitiFact original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026
- [S6] Trump orders disclaimers outside Smithsonian’s Museum of American History
Additional research · Retrieved October 16, 2026
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