US EditionTrump to Probe Smithsonian Museums for 'Woke' Ideology
The Trump administration plans to remove exhibits it labels as anti-American and "woke ideology" from Smithsonian museums, which had a $1.09 billion federal budget in 2024.
- Donald Trump criticized museums, particularly the Smithsonian Institution, stating they promote a 'woke' agenda and focus too heavily on slavery's horrors.
- The White House has ordered a review to align museum exhibits with Trump's directive to celebrate American values.
- The review will focus on several Smithsonian museums for alleged liberal bias.
- Critics warn that Trump's actions aim to 'whitewash' history, undermining the exhibition of true historical events.
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White House lists 20 objectionable Smithsonian exhibits, artworks
(The Hill) -- The White House on Thursday unveiled a list of 20 Smithsonian exhibits the Trump administration alleges are being used to frame historical events through "ideological" narratives instead of factual evidence. Items categorized as unacceptable include an exhibit at the National Museum of the American Latino that portrays the U.S. as stolen land and characterizes U.S. history as rooted in “colonization.” The administration also slamme…
Trump tries to Make Art Great Again
Our motto at GZERO is, “Everything is political.” Sports? You bet. See our piece earlier this year on Barcelona creating football academies in the Kurdish part of Iraq and Syria.Food? Sure. Check out our 2022 report on the battle over where borscht was invented and learn just how heated that pot of soup can get.Art? Duh. The author Toni Morrison said, “All good art is political.” Case in point, our coverage of a Broadway play about a measles out…
Trump Establishes Fleet of ‘Woke Police’ to Accentuate the Positive at the Smithsonian
By April Ryan BlackPressUSA Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent Following the direction of President Trump, the Smithsonian Museum Institution (The Smithsonian), the world’s largest museum, education and research complex, is being reviewed by lawyers who are tasked with identifying content that could be considered “woke,” particularly as it applies to the subject of slavery. The president declared that he does not want the nati…
'Obscene': MSNBC analyst snaps back at Trump official's museum plan to whitewash history
Reacting to an appearance on Newsmax by Donald Trump’s choice to oversee the overhaul of Smithsonian Museum exhibits, programming and artwork that the administration finds objectionable, MSNBC analyst Eugene Robinson pushed back on Friday morning.During her interview on Newsmax, Lindsey Halligan, a ...
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