The decision comes as the White House exerts pressure to offer a more positive — and selective — view of American history.

The Smithsonian’s removal of a reference to the 2019 and 2021 impeachments of President Donald Trump from a panel in an exhibition about the American presidency comes in the wake of Trump administration actions like removing the name of a gay rights activist from a Navy ship,

Smithsonian Institution staff temporarily have removed mentions of President Donald Trump's two impeachments and those of three other presidents from an exhibit on the limits of presidential power.