‘Free from Political or Partisan Influence’: Smithsonian Institution Defies Trump’s Order Firing Secretary, Says She’s the Only One Who Makes ‘Personnel Decisions’
The venerable Smithsonian Institution is taking a stand against the Trump administration, asserting that it has sole authority over its hiring practices, even as it tries not to provoke President Donald Trump. The museum’s governing board released a statement after a meeting Monday, its first comments since Trump said last month that he had fired…
