The Memo: Trump Ignites New Culture War Battle over the Smithsonian — and Slavery

History held hostage: Trump’s campaign to whitewash 250 years of U.S. history

What happens when the guardians of our history are told what to remember—and what to forget?  President Donald Trump is on the warpath against historical accuracy and the museum curators who keep it alive for all of us. On Aug. 19, he posted to his Truth Social platform: “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 ab…

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.'

Smithsonian under scrutiny: Trump calls for focus on unity over dark past

Two Mississippi museums and MDAH have ties to the Smithsonian.

White House Official Says ‘Honest’ Slavery Discussion Must Include ‘Hope and Progress’

An adviser to President Donald Trump said that while slavery was “horrible,” no serious discussion of it is complete without the inclusion of “hope and progress.” The Trump administration is trying to pressure the Smithsonian Institution into ensuring its exhibits are in “alignment with the president’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institution…

No, Trump isn't erasing slavery's history in Smithsonian

The Leftist media found their latest 'scandal' when President Trump accused the Smithsonian museum of focusing too much on how "bad slavery was." Democratic media outlets were quick to accuse Trump of believing that there must be GOOD aspects of slavery. But does anybody ACTUALLY believe that what Trump was saying? Glenn and Stu go through the critical context of what Trump was talking about while blasting the media for purposefully misleading t…

Trump faces backlash over Smithsonian review plans after controversial remarks

The president claimed museums, such as the Museum of African American History and Culture, push a divisive, race-centered ideology, yet visitors say otherwise.