White House announces more aggressive review of Smithsonian museums

[struth]

You mean passed by it.

You are such a troll. You are ignorant to African American history, and bring nothing to the table to this board other then carry water for the Demklan party

 

[LuckyDuck01!]

I look forward to seeing the new guidelines regarding slavery exhibits, Jim Crow exhibits, Native Americans, and Irish/Chinese immigrants. What think you USMB? Will we soon see an exhibit of Lincoln saying the CSA was right?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/2025/08/12/white-house-review-smithsonian-institution/

White House announces more aggressive review of Smithsonian museums​

In a letter, White House officials said they would review the Smithsonian’s exhibition text, curation, exhibition planning and collections, starting with eight museums.

The White House will launch a sweeping review of Smithsonian exhibitions, collections and operations ahead of America’s 250th-birthday celebrations next year — the first time the Trump administration has detailed steps to scrutinize the institution, which officials say should reflect the president’s call to restore “truth and sanity” to American history.



The vetting process would include reviewing public-facing and online content, curatorial processes and guidelines, exhibition planning and collection use, according to a letter sent to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III on Tuesday and signed by White House senior associate Lindsey Halligan, Domestic Policy Council Director Vince Hale and White House Office of Management and Budget chief Russell Vought.
firmed the plan, which was posted on the White House website Tuesday and first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

The letter states that the initial review will focus on eight museums: the National Museum of American History, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Museum of the American Indian, the National Air and Space Museum, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Portrait Gallery and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

To begin the process, officials requested that the museums provide information within 30 days concerning 250th-anniversary programming, current and future exhibition content, and other material.

I've been waiting to see the left claim that Lincoln and the Dixie Democrats tried to stop slavery but the Northern Army stopped them.

 

[excalibur]

Maybe Trump is trying to remove any and all history of the democrat party.

You know darn well they don't go bigly into stressing the Democrat Party as the Party of slavery, Jim Crow, the KKK, lynchings, segregation, etc.

 

[excalibur]

Cool. Now tell us about the Civil War, the Civil Rights movement, Trail of Tears, fight for women's equality and right to vote, fight of the working and middle class.

You have to show everything.

Civil War, a Democratic Party operation.

Civil Rights, opposed by most Democrats from 1866 to 1964.

Trail of Tears, Democrat.

Women's suffrage, Democrats opposed women's suffrage for decades.

Fighting for the working and middle class? Under Trump as 45, the best REAL wage growth for them in some 40 years.

Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years

More than any other president in 40 years, Donald Trump has benefited working-class Americans, especially African Americans.

thefederalist.com

Under Biden as 46, REAL wages declined.

Under Trump as 47, REAL wages again growing.

Democrats all in on illegals, and third world legals to keep wages depressed.

I could go on.

 

[rightwinger]

Trump is now saying Slavery is not that big a deal

 

[Zincwarrior]

Trump is now saying Slavery is not that big a deal

Literally.

Trump blasts 'out of control' museums for teaching 'how bad Slavery was' in wild rant

President Donald Trump ranted on Truth Social that teaching about America's history of slavery is unacceptable. "The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of 'WOKE.' The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is...

www.rawstory.com

 

[rightwinger]

"The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of 'WOKE.' 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," claimed Trump.

 

[Doc7505]

Trump is now saying Slavery is not that big a deal

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Like Muslims, Democrats and their fellow Marxists have never relinquished their use or belief in the use of slavery.
Slavery was common in pre-Islamic Arabia and continued under Islam, with the religion not abolishing the institution but rather regulating it. Islamic teachings moderated some aspects of slavery, promoting the humane treatment of slaves and encouraging their emancipation, but the practice persists for centuries across various Muslim societies.
The Democratic Party, founded in the late 1820s, initially supported slavery and sought to protect the interests of slave owners, particularly in the South. Throughout its early history, the party's policies were often aligned with maintaining and expanding slavery, especially during the pre-Civil War era.
After the Civil War, Democrats implemented Jim Crow laws to enforce racial segregation and maintain white supremacy, often using violence and intimidation against African Americans. This period also saw the rise of eugenics, which was used to justify discriminatory practices, and anti-Semitism, although the latter was more pronounced in other contexts, such as Nazi Germany, which drew inspiration from Democrat American racial policies.

 

[rightwinger]

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Like Muslims, Democrats and their fellow Marxists have never relinquished their use or belief in the use of slavery.
Slavery was common in pre-Islamic Arabia and continued under Islam, with the religion not abolishing the institution but rather regulating it. Islamic teachings moderated some aspects of slavery, promoting the humane treatment of slaves and encouraging their emancipation, but the practice persists for centuries across various Muslim societies.
The Democratic Party, founded in the late 1820s, initially supported slavery and sought to protect the interests of slave owners, particularly in the South. Throughout its early history, the party's policies were often aligned with maintaining and expanding slavery, especially during the pre-Civil War era.
After the Civil War, Democrats implemented Jim Crow laws to enforce racial segregation and maintain white supremacy, often using violence and intimidation against African Americans. This period also saw the rise of eugenics, which was used to justify discriminatory practices, and anti-Semitism, although the latter was more pronounced in other contexts, such as Nazi Germany, which drew inspiration from Democrat American racial policies.

Nice try Skippy

But it is not Democrats trying to gloss over our legacy of slavery and segregation.

Republicans have embraced the Confederacy, its flag, honoring its leaders, monuments celebrating the Confederacy……all while claiming slavery was not that bad

Guess what Republicans, condemning slavery is not WOKE

 

[Correll]

Nice try Skippy

But it is not Democrats trying to gloss over our legacy of slavery and segregation.

Republicans have embraced the Confederacy, its flag, honoring its leaders, monuments celebrating the Confederacy……all while claiming slavery was not that bad

Guess what Republicans, condemning slavery is not WOKE

iN reality we know that woke history is not about that.

 

[rightwinger]

iN reality we know that woke history is not about that.

You mean the history that shows the evils of slavery?
The same history Trump says is not that bad?

 

[rightwinger]

Any nation that has to ignore the negative parts of its history in order to claim to be “exceptional”……….Is not exceptional

 

[Correll]

You mean the history that shows the evils of slavery?
The same history Trump says is not that bad?

Correct. That is not woke history. That is not what we are talking about.


Your need to play dumb, is cool. I like that you feel that your only defense is to act like a retard.


Retard looks good on you.

 

[Correll]

Any nation that has to ignore the negative parts of its history in order to claim to be “exceptional”……….Is not exceptional

So, it's good that that is not what this issue is about.

The way you keep pretending to not understand simple shit, is funny. It makes you look like a complete retard.

 

[rightwinger]

So, it's good that that is not what this issue is about.

The way you keep pretending to not understand simple shit, is funny. It makes you look like a complete retard.

It is exactly what Trump is trying to do
Whitewash History

Just remove anything that may be uncomfortable

 

[BackAgain]

Nonsense. I am perfectly fine with a Smithsonian exhibit on slavery or racism. But I am opposed to simply using such exhibits as part of the leftist agenda to make our kids always assume the worst about America. And let’s get real: that is their goal, objective and agenda.

I’m not sure President Trump is going about it all in the right way. But denying the leftists of any benefit of their ceaseless anti-American propaganda efforts is still a pretty fair goal.

 

[dudmuck]

I can't make the Smithsonian do anything, but Trump can, as the President, since the Smithsonian is government controlled and funded.

 

[martybegan]

 

[sartre play]

Keep your hands of places of learning & history.

 

[sartre play]

Keep your hands of places of learning & history.

OPS, TYPE O------ OFF PLACES OF LEARNING