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In reply to the discussion: Trump escalates attacks against Smithsonian museums, says there's too much focus on 'how bad slavery was' [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(168,710 posts)10. Trump says Smithsonian should portray America's 'Brightness,' not 'how bad Slavery was'
Making America great again means going back to a time where racial discrimination and oppression was okay. Now trump wants to make America great again by bringing back slavery. trump wants to make America hate again
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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-smithsonian-portray-americas-brightness-bad-slavery/story
President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed the White House is conducting a review of the Smithsonian museums and expressed frustration over their portrayal of dark parts of America's history, including slavery.
"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," Trump wrote on his social media platform.
"We are not going to allow this to happen, and I have instructed my attorneys to go through the Museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universities where tremendous progress has been made," Trump added. "This Country cannot be WOKE, because WOKE IS BROKE. We have the 'HOTTEST' Country in the World, and we want people to talk about it, including in our Museums."
The Smithsonian declined to comment.
"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," Trump wrote on his social media platform.
"We are not going to allow this to happen, and I have instructed my attorneys to go through the Museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universities where tremendous progress has been made," Trump added. "This Country cannot be WOKE, because WOKE IS BROKE. We have the 'HOTTEST' Country in the World, and we want people to talk about it, including in our Museums."
The Smithsonian declined to comment.
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Trump escalates attacks against Smithsonian museums, says there's too much focus on 'how bad slavery was' [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Aug 19
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MaddowBlog-Trump complains that 'woke' Smithsonian focuses on 'how bad slavery was'
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 19
#4
When Trump is finally gone, the museums damn well better have a significant focus on how terrible Trump
Wiz Imp
Aug 19
#6
The trumpies are partnering with PragerU, who said that slavery was "no big deal" and "better than being killed"
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 19
#7
Me in NYC used to monitor RW radio back after Clinton was elected for a year or 2....
electric_blue68
Aug 20
#21
Trump says Smithsonian should portray America's 'Brightness,' not 'how bad Slavery was'
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 19
#10
I hate to say it, but Trump's quote did not actually say they should promote positive things INSTEAD of the negative.
thesquanderer
Aug 19
#13
Oh, cool. While I followed the progress of the NMAAHC (lots of description, occasional photos)...
electric_blue68
Aug 20
#24
SATIRE: "And in other news, Hans Schmidt, newly elected Chancellor of Germany, says historical sites that were
raccoon
Aug 20
#15