Smithsonian exec who said DEI 'must be at the center' of institutions is raking in eye-popping salary

FIRST ON FOX: Lonnie Bunch III, the Smithsonian Institution secretary who called DEI an "integral to excellence in museum practice," raked in over $4.4 million from 2020-2024 in base salary and added benefits, a Fox News Digital review found. While the Smithsonian funds executive compensation through private trust revenues to comply with federal pay caps, the high-dollar package could draw fresh scrutiny because federal taxpayers still fund roughly 60% of the institution's overall budget. During