Democrats serving on the House Administration Committee are pleading with Vice President J.D. Vance to save the Smithsonian Institution from President Donald Trump.

The lawmakers have accused the president of a “flagrant attempt to erase Black history.”

In a letter to Vance, the House Democrats reference Trump’s March 27 executive order “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” The order specifically targets the Smithsonian for review.

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