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Smithsonian says it’s committed to being free from ‘partisan influence’ after Trump tries to remove gallery director
The Smithsonian Institution on Monday emphasized its “nonpartisan stature” and said “all personnel decisions” are made by its secretary more than a week after President Donald Trump said he would remove the director of the National Portrait Gallery.
The institution said in a statement on Monday that “all personnel decisions are made by and subject to the direction of the Secretary, with oversight by the Board.” It comes amid tension in recent months between several art institutions...