Trump asked the Smithsonian for an 11-foot George Washington statue in its Flag Hall by Constitution Day. Will it be there Sept 17?
62% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 16 predictions cast.
President Trump called on the Smithsonian Institution on September 11, 2026, to install an 11-foot statue of George Washington in the National Museum of American History's Flag Hall in time for Constitution Day, September 17. The request, reported by the Washington Post and PBS NewsHour, also asked the museum to erect a separate 30-foot "Washington Colossus" statue outside the building, replacing the modernist "Infinity" sculpture installed in 1967, and to mount a five-year exhibition on Washington's legacy running through February 2032, the 300th anniversary of his birth. The 11-foot statue named in the request had previously been featured at the Freedom 250 IndyCar race. As of September 17, no installation of the statue in Flag Hall had been reported. The Smithsonian is not part of the executive branch; it is governed by an independent Board of Regents, and changes to its exhibits and installations typically go through internal review rather than immediate compliance with a presidential request. The episode follows earlier White House pressure on the institution, including a July directive to post signage disputing the accuracy of some exhibits, part of a broader administration push to reshape how American history is presented there. A majority of the Predict Six community, 62%, correctly predicted the statue would not appear by the deadline.