Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch salary DEI

by Lucid Arthur: Lonnie Bunch

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch pulled in over $4.4 million from 2020 to 2024, all while making DEI the core focus and saying 'DEAI must be at the center' of museum excellence. He also boasted about the institution's 'fingerprints' on the 1619 Project. Since federal taxpayers cover about 60% of the Smithsonian's budget, that salary is effectively coming out of their pockets.