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Trump, Smithsonian and slavery

Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on 'how bad slavery was'

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.

Reuters on MSN · 9h

Trump targets the Smithsonian again, says it focuses too much on how bad slavery was

Trump wrote: "The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future."

The Washington Post on MSN · 1h

Trump says Smithsonian is too focused on slavery. Scholars see sanitizing.

President Donald Trump threatened to unleash his attorneys on the Smithsonian, saying the institution was fixated on "how bad slavery was."

Trump, Smithsonian and museums

Los Angeles Times on MSN · 23h

Trump expands crusade against 'woke' from the Smithsonian to museums across the country

President Trump says 'woke' is not just a problem at the Smithsonian and that he'll root it out at museums nationwide.

Deseret News on MSN · 4h

Trump reignites battle with Smithsonian museums

President Trump is reigniting a debate over how Americans speak about diversity after saying the Smithsonian museums focus on how bad the country is.

CNN on MSN · 6h

Trump’s ‘chilling effect’ is coming for museums, historians warn

Historians and researchers are expressing “grave concern” about President Trump’s push to purge museums of information he dislikes.

Trump purge of Smithsonian exhibits got underway in April and included removal of Harriet Tubman’s hymn book: report

In April, the National Museum of African American History and Culture sparked controversy after it announced it would return ...

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Trump vows to expand his review of U.S. museums. Can he do that?

The White House said that after the administration eliminates "woke" culture from the Smithsonian, it would expand to other ...

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We went to the Smithsonian museums. They are filled with ’brightness’ and ‘success’

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 ...

CBS host defends Trump's efforts to de-wokify the Smithsonian's presentation of US history

CBS host Tony Dokoupil agreed with Trump's criticism of Smithsonian museums focusing too much on America's negative history rather than celebrating achievements.

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