The Smithsonian Institution on Monday emphasized its “nonpartisan stature” and said “all personnel decisions” are made by its secretary more than a week after President Donald Trump said he would remove the director of the National Portrait Gallery.

The Smithsonian says it retains the authority over personnel such as the director of the National Portrait Gallery, whose firing the president had announced.

The Smithsonian issued a statement Monday saying that it controls its personnel decisions after President Donald Trump announced in May

The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship after Trump attempted to fire a museum director.

President Trump and JD Vance want to eliminate “improper, divisive or anti-American ideology” from Smithsonian museums.

The Smithsonian has issued a statement supporting Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch following President Trump's claim that he fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery.

As President Donald Trump tries to fire the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Julian Raven is holding out hope that his work will be recognized more and more.

Washington was dubbed a "picture-perfect small town" by the magazine. Smithsonian detailed the town's influence on the setting of 2000s dramedy "Gilmore Girls" as part of its appeal, mentioning the town's Mayflower Inn & Spa that inspired show creator Amy Sherman-Palladino to create the world of Stars Hollow, Connecticut.

The Smithsonian's Board of Regents Monday night affirmed the authority of its secretary, Lonnie Bunch III, to make "all personnel decisions" at the national museums institution, 10 days after President Donald Trump said he had fired National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet.