House Republicans are threatening the Smithsonian's federal funding amid GOP outrage over the museum system's presentation of American history. "The Smithsonian is accountable to the taxpayers.
So defunding them in certain ways, or tying their funds to requirements, I think is probably the best way to ensure that we bring the Smithsonian back to its required mandate," Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., told Fox News Digital.
"And that is to tell the truth about the American story, and to tell about the exceptionalism of this country and its people." Congress allocates roughly $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to the Smithsonian Institution every year, which oversees 21 museums and the National Zoo. It also receives private funding. But Republicans have heaped scrutiny in …
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