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CNN host Abby Phillip ripped into President Donald Trump’s claim that the “woke” Smithsonian focuses too much on the evils of slavery. Trump, 79, made the complaint in a social media post on Tuesday,
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.
President Trump continued his crusade against the Smithsonian museum, on Tuesday saying he has instructed his attorneys to "go through the Museums" the same way that the administration has investigated universities nationwide.
President Donald J. Trump blasted the "out of control" Smithsonian and announced a broad review of "woke" national museums.
After Trump said the Smithsonian is too focused on “how bad slavery was,” the White House said it would eventually seek to use its power to force other museums to also toe the line on
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Many Smithsonian employees are reportedly “scared” of the White House’s offensive. Given the circumstances, it’s tough to blame them.
If done wisely, the White House’s review of museum materials could remove countless progressive distortions of the American story.