On March 14, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to gut the IMLS. On April 1, $3.9 million in funding designated for Washington was terminated, mirroring cuts from California to Connecticut. Funding for tribal cultural institutions across the U.S. was cut April 9, per the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums.

Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums April 10 at 1:36 PM ·

DOGE/Trump cancelled all IMLS funding for tribal cultural institutions last night. The most ridiculous thing about this mean-spirited action is that the total amount of all the awards are almost equal to what taxpayers pay for one of Trump’s golf outings and far less than what it cost for him to attend the Super Bowl. This clearly is not about saving money.