‘A national emergency’: As Trump goes after the arts, many museums remain silent
- Posted on September 28, 2025
- By CNN
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‘A national emergency’: As Trump goes after the arts, many museums remain silent

The Trump administration has sent shockwaves through America’s cultural institutions by gutting museum funding, threatening nonprofits’ tax-exempt status and tightening its grip over the Smithsonian. But despite growing censorship fears, arts leaders are staying quiet.