Authored by AG News Staff via American Greatness,
House Republicans are demanding answers from the Smithsonian Institution after an internal investigation revealed that a museum exhibit linked the U.S. military to "domicide," the deliberate destruction of civilian homes to inflict human suffering.
Reps. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, and Brian Jack, R-Ga., sent a letter Thursday to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III requesting extensive records concerning the controversial exhibit and the institution's oversight procedures.
The investigation is part of Republican efforts to remove politically charged historical presentations at federally supported museums.
"The Subcommittee is concerned that the Smithsonian has cultivated a scholarly community that supports insinuations that the deliberate destruction of homes to intentionally cause human suffering is intertwined with the military doctrine of the United States," the lawmakers wrote.
According to findings from the Smithsonian's internal watchdog in June, the exhibit was originally designed to showcase 10 New York City buildings in a single room as part of the Design Triennial.
Instead, organizers transformed the installation into a pre
