Trump, Smithsonian Institution and Slavery
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An angry article on the White House website, titled ‘President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian,’ lists a series of perceived offenses from museums in the capital, ranging from flying the Progress Pride flag alongside the Stars and Stripes to showing a stop-motion animation of Dr. Antony Fauci.
President Trump's adviser leading a review of Smithsonian museums' content defended the move as shifting the focus to progress, rather than dwelling on past mistakes, and argued that the museums should be geared toward pride in America's growth.
Lindsey Halligan, the White House official leading a review of the Smithsonian Institution, argued you "can't really talk about slavery honestly unless you talk about hope and progress" during a Newsmax appearance on Wednesday.
CBS News host Tony Dokoupil said Wednesday that he agrees with President Donald Trump’s push to get the Smithsonian Institution to review how it has presented American history.