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White House calls out 7 Smithsonian museums for their exhibits, messaging

The White House on Thursday released an article outlining Smithsonian exhibitions and materials it considers "woke" or anti-American.

Newsweek on MSN · 12h

White House Releases List of Smithsonian Exhibits It Objects To

In March, he signed an executive order titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," which accused the Smithsonian of coming under the influence of a "divisive, race-centered ideology" and sought to remove what it described as "improper ideology" from the institution's museums.

The New York Times · 9h

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, one week after announcing that eight of the institution’s museums must submit their current wall text and future exhibition plans for a comprehensive review.

Trump, Smithsonian Institution and slavery

Reuters on MSN · 3d

Trump escalates attacks against the Smithsonian Institution

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday he will pressure the Smithsonian Institution, a premier museum, education and research complex for U.S. history and culture, to accept his demands, just like he did with colleges and universities by threatening to cut federal funding.

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

Trump says Smithsonian is too focused on slavery. Scholars see sanitizing.

President Donald Trump threatened to unleash his attorneys on the Smithsonian, saying the institution was fixated on “how bad slavery was.”

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Trump says Smithsonian should focus on America's 'Brightness,' not 'how bad Slavery was'

President Trump confirmed the White House is doing a review Smithsonian museums, where he complained "everything discussed is how horrible our Country is."

CBS host defends Trump's efforts to de-wokify the Smithsonian's presentation of US history

CBS host Tony Dokoupil agreed with Trump's criticism of Smithsonian museums focusing too much on America's negative history ...

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The 22 Smithsonian exhibits and initiatives Trump hates most: L.A. arts and culture this weekend

Juliet' shakes up the Ahmanson; an Elizabeth Taylor tripleheader; plus Angélique Kidjo and Yo-Yo Ma, Beethoven and the music ...

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Could Chicago museums be affected by Trump administration review of Smithsonian museums?

The Trump administration has started outlining some of the Smithsonian Institution's art, information, and imagery that it ...

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Trump’s war on the Smithsonian echoes the fight over its founding

Since President Donald Trump has returned to office, he has launched an ambitious assault on libraries, museums and other ...

White House targets Pride flags, LGBTQ+ history at Smithsonian

President Trump has set his sights on reforming the Smithsonian Institution's "woke" umbrella of museums in Washington, D.C., ...

WJBF on MSN1d

The Memo: Trump ignites new culture war battle over the Smithsonian — and slavery

President Trump has plunged once more into the nation’s cultural wars — this time with Washington’s famous Smithsonian ...

Watch: Are museums in DC too 'woke'? We ask visitors what they think

President Donald Trump has called for a review of Smithsonian museums, saying they focus too much on "how bad Slavery was".

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