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10. Trump says Smithsonian should portray America's 'Brightness,' not 'how bad Slavery was'
Tue Aug 19, 2025, 07:06 PM
Aug 19

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




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.

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After all, slaves learned useful life skills. groundloop Aug 19 #1
I was taught that. Wifes husband Aug 19 #3
Yeah lets just focus on the positives. Enough with you Debbie Downers. maxsolomon Aug 19 #2
MaddowBlog-Trump complains that 'woke' Smithsonian focuses on 'how bad slavery was' LetMyPeopleVote Aug 19 #4
Degenerate Art Exhibit coming to the National Gallery soon Prairie Gates Aug 19 #5
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
My mother used to monitor RW talk radio BumRushDaShow Aug 19 #8
Me in NYC used to monitor RW radio back after Clinton was elected for a year or 2.... electric_blue68 Aug 20 #21
I actually heard Limpball's very first broadcast on WABC BumRushDaShow Aug 20 #23
Wow, we share some "NYC Radio History"! 😄📻👍.... electric_blue68 Aug 20 #28
I think Samuels had the 10 am - 2 pm slot BumRushDaShow Aug 20 #31
Don't remember that much about the shedules... electric_blue68 Aug 20 #33
And These guys... electric_blue68 Aug 20 #29
And add to that the one we'd call "Savage Weiner" BumRushDaShow Aug 20 #32
Yeah, he was a piece ofwork! Awful!!! electric_blue68 Aug 20 #34
Where are my eyes? Lulu KC Aug 19 #9
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
I guarantee the jackass has never set foot in any of them BumRushDaShow Aug 20 #14
In other words, Trump says the opposite of the truth again. yardwork Aug 20 #17
It's predictable. BumRushDaShow Aug 20 #19
Oh, cool. While I followed the progress of the NMAAHC (lots of description, occasional photos)... electric_blue68 Aug 20 #24
I expect it was a difficult job trying to pull it off BumRushDaShow Aug 20 #26
Oh, lovely! TY electric_blue68 Aug 20 #30
Its an onion of dystopian hell angrychair Aug 19 #11
Just face it, IF we ever get this Epstein pedophile out of office and slightlv Aug 19 #12
SATIRE: "And in other news, Hans Schmidt, newly elected Chancellor of Germany, says historical sites that were raccoon Aug 20 #15
Too bad the White House press corps is a bunch of chickenshits. Paladin Aug 20 #16
Apparently this is a Heritage Foundation / Project 2025 Christian Nationalist re-write of History mackdaddy Aug 20 #18
Thank you for posting that! BumRushDaShow Aug 20 #20
These Court of History guys have been great. mackdaddy Thursday #37
What a fucking piece of shit! Behind the Aegis Aug 20 #22
Mike Luckovich-The Smithsonian after trump is finished LetMyPeopleVote Aug 20 #25
Oh, snap! Well played, Mike! (Yikes!) electric_blue68 Aug 20 #36
Jillian Michaels got into a kerfuffle on Abby Philips show on CNN re: slavery IcyPeas Aug 20 #27
Tap drumphf on his shoulder... electric_blue68 Aug 20 #35
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