White House announces more aggressive review of Smithsonian museums

[WelfareQueen]

It was made clear when the monuments were moved. That you are unable to understand is just as telling.

What bullshit.

 

[Rawley]

In other words it's time to hide America's true history and teach His-story. We are still learning the evils that were hidden during slavery and Jim Crow.

What evil have you learned about recently?

 

[WelfareQueen]

Actually America didn't, for the simple fact that she has never paid restitution or reparations to the folks who faced the injustice of those practices.

Those folks have been dead for a long, long time.

 

[Rawley]

A black man should not have to walk past a statue honoring a man that fought to keep his ancestors in slavery as he goes to pay his taxes.

Because it might fall on him?

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Those folks have been dead for a long, long time.

That excuse doesn't fly and many of us that came up during Jim Crow are alive and well.

 

[WelfareQueen]

That excuse doesn't fly and many of us that came up during Jim Crow are alive and well.

I am so sorry IM2. Btw....I love colored people.

 

[citygator]

Are you intimidated by a statue?

If aliens landed on earth, enslaved me for a few decades, then let me out but stayed in charge and stuck a bunch of slaver alien statues around town.. how would I feel? Not sure. I'd think I wouldnt feel great.

 

[progressive hunter]

This reminds me of when the Taliban took over in Afghanistan and they would destroy artifacts they didnt like.

its muslims all over the ME doing it and now theyve changed tactics and used refugee status to go into western countries and destroy culture in real time,,

 

[Superbadbrutha]

I am so sorry IM2. Btw....I love colored people.

Now your dumbass is sorry.

 

[drudge X]

That's what the plan is

You have a fantasy for sure.

 

[drudge X]

No one has an issue with museum treatment of the civil war. What people object to is taking a statue made in 1930 - 1950 that has no historical value and was put in place to celebrate the dark days and intimidate minorities. A civil war uniform in a museum makes sense. A celebratory statue sucks ass.

Race riot in the 60s, no one was offended by these statues but after St. Floyd died leftists are offended. Interesting.

 

[pknopp]

Race riot in the 60s, no one was offended by these statues but after St. Floyd died leftists are offended. Interesting.

In the 60's those who were offended had no voice in the matter.

 

[Doc7505]

I look forward to the exhibit showing southern patriots fighting the evil Northerner in the Great War of Northern Aggression, and how we won key victories fighting in the airports against British troops, or that J6 never happened. It was just a celebratory outing.

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Strangely a both Northern and Southern Democrats owned slaves...

Read more:

The Hypocritical and Shameful History of the Democratic Party Before the Civil War

Though they called themselves democrats, they weren’t.

www.historynewsnetwork.org

These few Democrats, unfortunately, held the balance of power both within the party and in the federal government, casting the crucial Northern votes for pro-slavery candidates and legislation ...

 

[Crepitus]

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.

Rewriting history again.

More thinly disguised nazism.

 

[drudge X]

If aliens landed on earth, enslaved me for a few decades, then let me out but stayed in charge and stuck a bunch of slaver alien statues around town.. how would I feel? Not sure. I'd think I wouldnt feel great.

You do know that less than 1% of the people then were slaves owners, right? Brazil was the biggest violator during the slave trade. Yet, I don't hear leftists demanding the US to cut off diplomatic relations with Brazil. Second, no one alive in this country owns slaves nor owning one is legal.

Who is being oppressed today? No one. Is racism still alive, yes. Is racism in this country really bad? No. Is racism much worse in Africa? Definitely. Being with the wrong tribe or speak a different dialect can get a person killed. Both sides are to blame in this country. I do know that Democrats never take responsibility for the role in playing the race card. Now if you think discrimination is bad here, go to China or Vietnam to see what discrimination really is.

 

[drudge X]

In the 60's those who were offended had no voice in the matter.

Really? The Montgomery bus boycott worked without anyone spilling a drop of blood, yes?

 

[TimFitz]

Not even remotely the same, drama queen.

Oh, yes it is.

 

[TimFitz]

You do know that less than 1% of the people then were slaves owners, right? Brazil was the biggest violator during the slave trade. Yet, I don't hear leftists demanding the US to cut off diplomatic relations with Brazil. Second, no one alive in this country owns slaves nor owning one is legal.

Who is being oppressed today? No one. Is racism still alive, yes. Is racism in this country really bad? No. Is racism much worse in Africa? Definitely. Being with the wrong tribe or speak a different dialect can get a person killed. Both sides are to blame in this country. I do know that Democrats never take responsibility for the role in playing the race card. Now if you think discrimination is bad here, go to China or Vietnam to see what discrimination really is.

This is white supremacist stuff.

 

[drudge X]

This is white supremacist stuff.

Facts = white supremacy?

 

[Zincwarrior]

~~~~~~
Strangely a both Northern and Southern Democrats owned slaves...

Read more:

The Hypocritical and Shameful History of the Democratic Party Before the Civil War

Though they called themselves democrats, they weren’t.

www.historynewsnetwork.org

These few Democrats, unfortunately, held the balance of power both within the party and in the federal government, casting the crucial Northern votes for pro-slavery candidates and legislation ...

But now the exhibits will show how awesome slavery was. What the **** is the POTUS doing ******* with this? **** that fat **** Fascist wannabee.