Vince Haley
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2026 Events (1)
Interior Secretary Burgum and White House official Haley threatened to cut federal support for Smithsonian over museum's Interpretive Plan
On August 28, 2026, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and White House Domestic Policy Council Director Vince Haley sent a letter to the Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents warning that federal agencies could no longer, "in good conscience," continue loaning artifacts, assisting with procurement, or making discretionary grants to the Smithsonian unless the National Museum of American History revised its Interpretive Plan. The letter called the plan's direction to tie exhibits to topics including race and identity, gender and sexuality, and immigration an "ideological agenda," and requested an in-person meeting with the Board of Regents; the Smithsonian declined to comment.
2025 Events (2)
White House officials threatened to withhold Smithsonian funds unless it complied with content review by January 13
White House Domestic Policy Council Director Vince Haley and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought sent a letter to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III on December 18, 2025, warning that federal funds for the Smithsonian are "only available for use in a manner consistent" with Executive Order 14253 and stating that materials the Smithsonian had submitted that fall "fell far short of what was requested." The letter demanded current exhibition descriptions, programming files, draft plans for upcoming shows, and internal curatorial guidelines, and set a January 13, 2026 deadline for compliance.
OPM required federal job applicants nationwide to write essays advancing Trump's policy priorities to be considered for hire
On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued a "Merit Hiring Plan" memo — jointly signed by White House Domestic Policy Council Director Vince Haley and then-Acting OPM Director Charles Ezell — directing that applicants for federal civil-service jobs at GS-5 and above write an essay identifying a Trump executive order or policy priority and explain how they would help implement it if hired. The requirement was ultimately applied to more than 70,000 federal job postings, spanning nonpartisan roles from air traffic controllers to crane operators to nuclear materials couriers.