Factbox-Trump reshapes US historical and cultural institutions


FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives ahead of the wedding of Dan Scavino, White House deputy chief of staff, and Erin Elmore, the director of Art in Embassies at the U.S. Department of State, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. February 1, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

WASHINGTON, March 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has targeted U.S. cultural and ⁠historical institutions - from museums to monuments to national parks - to remove what he calls "anti-American" ideology.

His declarations and executive orders have led to the dismantling of slavery exhibits, the restoration of Confederate statues and other ⁠moves that civil rights advocates say could reverse decades of social progress.

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