Trump, Smithsonian and museums
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President Donald Trump escalated his campaign to purge cultural institutions of materials that conflict with his political directives on Tuesday, alleging museums were too focused on highlighting negative aspects of American history,
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KOIN Portland on MSNWhite House orders review of Smithsonian museums
The White House is calling for a review of materials in the Smithsonian museums ahead of America’s 250th birthday next year.
Families didn’t vote for Trump to police museums or rant about exhibits showing the horrors of slavery," said Brandon Weathersby.
Trump, who has been at odd with various cultural institutions since returning to office in January, added that he had “instructed” his attorneys to begin the “exact same process” he has used against colleges and universities.
After calling museums the "last remaining segment" of "woke" ideology, Trump confirmed that his attorneys are combing through the Smithsonian's exhibits
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PRIMETIMER on MSNPresident Trump proclaims Smithsonian Museums are 'out of control', announces his attorneys are 'combing through' the exhibits
Trump speaks on the Smithsonian review and says he is having his attorneys go through the museums so they can eliminate the woke nonsense. Trump is highlighting how academia has been weaponized to push the woke agenda, and he is not going to allow it. Trump decided to conduct… pic.twitter.com/yJWiAnDS36
President Donald Trump continued to target the Smithsonian museums for noting "how bad slavery was." He launched a review of the museums last week.
Carnegie Museums does not accept bookings for partisan political events or fundraisers, including voter education, registration and get-out-the-vote drives led by partisan groups.” It also says that it has the right to decline or cancel bookings
Trump criticized American museums as "the last remaining segment of 'WOKE.'" The White House said that the administration plans to start with the Smithsonian, and "go from there." Would that be possible?