Chief Justice Roberts as Chancellor of the Smithsonian Institute
Chief Justice Roberts also serves as the Chancellor of the Smithsonian Institute. Historically, at least, this position did not involve much controversy. But times have changed. President Trump sought to remove the Director of the National Portrait Gallery. In June, the Smithsonian board discussed the matter. And the New York Times spoke with at least three people who were present at the meeting:
On June 9, the leadership of the Smithsonian gathered for a quarterly, but hardly routine, meeting behind closed doors.
President Trump had already called out the Smithsonian for being part of a “concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our nation’s history” and announced he was firing the head of its National Portrait Gallery.
Now the Smithsonian’s board planned to discuss a response — a resolution carefully calibrated to avoid a confrontation with the president. The resolution would reinforce that only the Smithsonian had the power to fire its museum leader, but would also order a full review of Smithsonian content for bias.
After the resolution had been introduced, Representative Carlos Gimenez of Florida, a Republican board member, interrupted, proposing instead that the board fire the gallery director, as Mr. Trump had sought. His effort was quick
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