Trump called for "sufficient funding, as available" to get Independence Park ready for celebrations in 2026, but also plans more cuts to the Interior Department and the National Park System.

The order directs the vice president to eliminate what he finds “improper” from the Smithsonian Institution, including its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.

The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”