News
Trump Official Wants a Smithsonian ‘Overemphasis’ on ‘How Far We’ve Come From Slavery’
The top Trump official tasked with reshaping the Smithsonian’s collections into a more conservative presentation argues that, based on her experience and expectations, the institution should place less emphasis on the painful chapters of American history and more on its achievements Insurance attorney Lindsey Halligan is now Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy,
Claims that a White House official in charge of U.S. President Donald Trump's mandate to review exhibits within the ...
Lindsey Halligan, the White House official leading President Donald Trump’s overhaul of the Smithsonian, thinks its museums overemphasize slavery when they should be emphasizing “how far we’ve ...
Mediaite on MSN3d
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 Recount on MSN3d
"It's not about whitewashing": White House official argues mentions of slavery must include "hope and progress."
It's not about whitewashing, it's all about full context, so while slavery is obviously a horrible aspect of our nation's ...
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 ...
Is it whitewashing? It's not a museum's job to promote hope, thoughts and prayers. They exhibit the past. Trying to turn them into jingoistic happy meals is not the object. But Trump and his white ...
Special Assistant to the President Lindsey Halligan said the Smithsonian museums had become "laboratories for political experiments." ...
The post Artifacts Tied to Slavery and Civil Rights Quietly Pulled from Black History Museum as Trump Orders ‘Race‑Free’ Review appeared first on EURweb.
3dOpinion
'Would be obscene': Smithsonian shouldn't align with Trump's view of history, says Eugene Robinson
Lindsey Halligan, Special Assistant to the President, on Thursday said the Smithsonian museums over-emphasize slavery when ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback