Smithsonian, Trump and slavery
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President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against museums and alleged “WOKE” exhibits on Tuesday, saying “everything” is centered on highlighting negative aspects of American in story, including “how bad slavery was.
President Donald Trump reportedly plans to expand his push to whitewash “woke” museum exhibits on slavery and American history beyond the Smithsonian. After Trump tweeted that the Smithsonian is too focused on “how bad slavery was,
Through its 21 museums, 21 libraries, 14 education and research centers and a zoo, the Smithsonian Institution’s collections are expansive and cover every aspect of U.S. history, including more than 200 years of slavery.
Historians and researchers are expressing “grave concern” about President Trump’s push to purge museums of information he dislikes.
Special Assistant to the President Lindsey Halligan said the Smithsonian museums had become "laboratories for political experiments."
A White House official told NBC News that Trump plans to expand his review of museums beyond the Smithsonian, which is based in Washington, D.C.
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‘Mr. President, move on’: Republican strategist’s message to Trump on slavery exhibits in museums
CNN political commentator Shermichael Singleton reacts to President Donald Trump’s claims museums were too focused on highlighting negative aspects of American history, including “how bad slavery was.
President Donald Trump threatened to unleash his attorneys on the Smithsonian, saying the institution was fixated on “how bad slavery was.”
Lindsey Halligan, the president's special assistant, told Fox News "we can’t just keep focusing on the negative."
The remark, made as the president has ordered a wide-ranging review of museum exhibits, added to his pattern of minimizing Black history.
During a recent CNN panel discussion, MAGA-supporting celebrity Jillian Michaels shocked her colleagues after she argued that slavery shouldn't be blamed on "just one race," — meaning white Americans.