Which Trump administration official is leading the review of Smithsonian museums, and what position does she hold?

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Former Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan, now serving as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Associate Staff Secretary, was tapped in Executive Order 14253 – Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History (March 27, 2025) to assist the Vice President on the Smithsonian Board of Regents in conducting the internal review. Halligan publicly stated on CNN Business (Aug 20, 2025) that she observed an “overemphasis on slavery” at the museums and argued there should be “more of an overemphasis on how far we’ve come since slavery.”

Which Trump administration official is leading the review of Smithsonian museums, and what position does she hold?

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