“Indeed, the administration has recently uncovered evidence that the Smithsonian leadership's institutional culture may have resulted in significant violations of Federal antidiscrimination law, including creating a hostile work environment and engaging in practices that classify individuals and allocate opportunities, funding and other benefits on the basis of race, ethnicity and other protected characteristics.
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Vince Haley
Republican
Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy and Director of the Domestic Policy Council in the second Trump administration. Co-signed the August 28, 2026 letter to the Smithsonian Board of Regents with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.