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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,
The remark, made as the president has ordered a wide-ranging review of museum exhibits, added to his pattern of minimizing Black history.
Fitness trainer and media personality Jillian Michaels accused CNN anchor Abby Phillip of lying following a viral 'NewsNight' segment about slavery and the Trump administration.
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 White House official leading a review of the Smithsonian Institution, argued you "can't really talk about slavery honestly unless you talk about hope and progress" during a Newsmax appearance on Wednesday.
MSNBC political analyst Eugene Robinson, on Friday's "Morning Joe," gave his opinion on the Trump administration's examination of which exhibits to change in Smithsonian museums. Robinson said the idea that the Civil War "expiated all sins" and everything was "roses" after that is "just ridiculous.
President Donald Trump has called for a review of Smithsonian museums, saying they focus too much on "how bad Slavery was".
CBS News host Tony Dokoupil said Wednesday that he agrees with President Donald Trump’s push to get the Smithsonian Institution to review how it has presented American history.