Trump, Smithsonian and slavery
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There are heightened concerns for D.C.'s Smithsonian museums after President Trump issued a Truth Social post criticizing the institution and what he called “woke” culture.
Presiden Trump said the Smithsonian museums are too fixated on "how bad slavery was" and other negative aspects of United States history.
President Trump confirmed the White House is doing a review Smithsonian museums, where he complained "everything discussed is how horrible our Country is."
CNN's Laura Coates took issue Tuesday night with President Donald Trump's repeated claims that the Smithsonian Institute has gone "out of control" with woke content and used some of his own words from 2017 to prove him wrong.
Trump slams Smithsonian for focusing on slavery, sparks outrage over claims it ignores American success and "exceptionalism."
President Donald Trump threatened to unleash his attorneys on the Smithsonian, saying the institution was fixated on “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,
Donald Trump again vowed to make changes at the Smithsonian Institution, this time complaining that its museums have become too woke and that “everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was,
President Trump says 'woke' is not just a problem at the Smithsonian and that he'll root it out at museums nationwide.
Trump said that he ordered his attorneys to review the Smithsonian museums, calling the institution "out of control" and focused too much on “how bad slavery was.” We asked museum visitors outside the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.
President Donald Trump attacked the Smithsonian in a Truth Social post again over its depictions of slavery, receiving heavy pushback online.