Trump Calls on Smithsonian to Build 30-Foot Washington Statue
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Trump Calls on Smithsonian to Build 30-Foot Washington Statue

Trump urges the Smithsonian to launch a five-year George Washington exhibition and replace a modernist sculpture with a “Colossus statue” of the first president outside the National Museum of American History.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: September 11, 2026, 10:41 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump called on the Smithsonian Institution to honor George Washington with a five-year exhibition and a 30-foot statue outside the National Museum of American History.