President Trump Calls for George Washington Statues and Exhibit at Smithsonian Museum
President Trump has publicly requested that the Smithsonian Institution install a colossal statue of George Washington outside the National Museum of American History and create a special exhibit honoring the nation's first president. In social media posts, President Trump specifically asked for an exhibit to run from now until February 22, 2032, marking the 300th anniversary of Washington’s birth. He also requested that an 11-foot statue of Washington, previously featured at the Freedom 250 IndyCar race, be placed in the museum's Flag Hall for Constitution Day on September 17. Furthermore, President Trump proposed replacing the existing 'Infinity' sculpture by Jose de Rivera, installed in 1967, with a 30-foot statue of Washington. He expressed concern that the museum currently omits Washington's crossing of the Delaware River from its narrative and suggested replacing the 'Center for Restorative History' with a 'Center for American Heroes.'
