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Trump, Smithsonian and Slavery

HuffPost on MSN · 3d

Smithsonian Has 'Overemphasis On Slavery,' Says Trump Aide Leading Audit

Lindsey Halligan, the president's special assistant, told Fox News "we can’t just keep focusing on the negative."

The New Republic on MSN · 2d

Trump Aide Thinks the Smithsonian “Overemphasizes” Slavery

Lindsey Halligan, the White House official leading President Donald Trump’s overhaul of the Smithsonian, thinks its museums overemphasize slavery when they should be emphasizing “how far we’ve come since slavery.”

AlterNet on MSN · 2d

'What a thing': Trump official ripped for knocking Smithsonian's 'overemphasis on slavery'

The top Trump official tasked with reshaping the Smithsonian’s collections into a more conservative presentation argues that, based on her experience and expectations, the institution should place less emphasis on the painful chapters of American history and more on its achievements.

Trump, Smithsonian and Eugene Robinson

Opinion

MSNBC · 1d

'Would be obscene': Smithsonian shouldn't align with Trump's view of history, says Eugene Robinson

Lindsey Halligan, Special Assistant to the President, on Thursday said the Smithsonian museums over-emphasize slavery when they should focus on far the country has come. The Morning Joe panel discusses the Trump WH's continued review of the Smithsonian.

Opinion

RealClearPolitics on MSN · 1d

Eugene Robinson: Aligning The Smithsonian With Trump's View Of History Would Be "An Obscenity," A Denial Of Our History

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.

Yahoo · 1d

JSU history professor reacts to President Trump’s thoughts on Smithsonian

The Russian president and his thugs may well have created an implacable foe in the White House who cannot be displaced. Donald Trump has lashed out at MSNBC after the network suggested the 79-year-old president is taking steps to hide his cankles from public view.

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Trump Smithsonian review point person: Placards written in ‘ideological fashion’

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 ...

White House Lists Smithsonian Exhibits It Finds Objectionable

The White House published a list of Smithsonian exhibits, programming and artwork it considered objectionable on Thursday, ...

White House rattled by one Smithsonian painting it claims proves Trump’s ‘out of control’ claims

Criticism comes as White House officials have accused Smithsonian of being ‘woke’ and featuring an ‘overemphasis on slavery ...

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White House launches review of Smithsonian museums

White House officials are launching a review of some of the Smithsonian’s museums aimed at ensuring “alignment” with President Trump’s “directive to celebrate ...

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