Trump orders Smithsonian Museums review
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The White House on Thursday released a list of what they consider “out of control” content at the Smithsonian, after Donald Trump attacked the institution earlier this week as too “woke.” On Truth Social,
CBS host Tony Dokoupil agreed with Trump's criticism of Smithsonian museums focusing too much on America's negative history rather than celebrating achievements.
President Donald Trump threatened to unleash his attorneys on the Smithsonian, saying the institution was fixated on “how bad slavery was.”
Rep. Alma Adams says Trump 'misunderstands museums’ role, stressing slavery’s history cannot be whitewashed' after his criticism of the Smithsonian.
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."
President Trump confirmed the White House is doing a review Smithsonian museums, where he complained "everything discussed is how horrible our Country is."
President Trump's adviser leading a review of Smithsonian museums' content defended the move as shifting the focus to progress, rather than dwelling on past mistakes, and argued that the museums should be geared toward pride in America's growth.
Lindsey Halligan, the president's special assistant, told Fox News "we can’t just keep focusing on the negative."
Four years ago I chided Poland and its leaders for whitewashing its history. It got the Sun-Times sued. Now the United States has joined them.