USA Media: Museum removes reference to Trump's impeachment proceedings
According to US media reports, the National Portrait Gallery in Washington has removed a text that addressed, among other things, the two impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump. The move was made when the museum recently replaced a portrait of Trump in its "America's Presidents" exhibition, as reported by the New York Times and the Washington Post.
11.01.2026, 21:42
11.01.2026, 21:43
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The White House shared the black and white image of Trump now on display in the museum on its X account on Saturday. The photo shows the Republican standing behind his desk in the Oval Office with his hands clenched into fists while he leans forward, looking directly into the camera.
What was in the old text - and what is in the new one
Trump secured his place in the history books during his first term in office - as the first US president to have two impeachment proceedings initiated against him in Congress during his time in office. Once he was accused of abuse of power, the other of "incitement to insurrection". According to the New York Times, Trump had been bothered by the sentence that provided information about this in the museum for some time.
The old text also contained other information, such as a reference to the so-called Abraham Accords on the normalization of relations between Israel and several Arab states and thus to one of Trump's achievements, which some saw as a historic breakthrough. According to media reports, the new text now on display is much shorter and merely characterizes him as the 45th and 47th president of the USA, born in 1946.
What the museum says
The "New York Times" quotes from a statement by the National Portrait Gallery. In it, the museum said that it had replaced Trump's portrait on Thursday and was beginning a planned update of the exhibition on US presidents. For some new displays and exhibits, it had reviewed quotes or captions "that contain only general information such as the artist's name," the museum added. "The history of presidential impeachment proceedings continues to be represented in our museums."
The National Portrait Gallery is one of many famous museums in the US capital operated by the Smithsonian Institution. Trump has already come under fire during his second term in office with several attempts to influence the content exhibited in museums. In August, for example, the White House announced that it would have exhibitions in several famous museums checked for what it considers to be unwelcome depictions of American history. The National Portrait Gallery is one of the museums that will be subject to the investigation.
