GOP lawmaker demands answers after Smithsonian chief urged moving beyond 'America First mentality'
Mike Carey pressed Smithsonian leaders for trying to escape an America-first mentality. (Credit: House Committee on House Administration) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Anthea Hartig is sworn in during an Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency hearing on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)"That shift from history to activism is clearly documented in this report. We mean adding the evidence, voices and objects that earlier tellings left out, so that more Americans can see themselves in the national story.
- ▪Mike Carey pressed Smithsonian leaders for trying to escape an America-first mentality. (Credit: House Committee on House Administration) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
- ▪Anthea Hartig is sworn in during an Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency hearing on Capitol Hill on July 21, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)"That shift from history to act
- ▪We mean adding the evidence, voices and objects that earlier tellings left out, so that more Americans can see themselves in the national story.
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Cultural Heritage GOP lawmaker demands answers after Smithsonian chief urged moving beyond 'America First mentality' Mike Carey questioned NMAH administrator about removing the phrase to help people 'get out of the America-first mentality' By Leo Briceno Fox News Published July 25, 2026 8:30am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Republican lawmaker blasts American History Museum leadership for striking "American history" from its "mission statement" Rep. Mike Carey pressed Smithsonian leaders for trying to escape an America-first mentality. (Credit: House Committee on House Administration) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep.
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