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A White House official told NBC News that Trump plans to expand his review of museums beyond the Smithsonian, which is based in Washington, D.C.
The examples cited included a 2020 "Whiteness" Infographic, Latinos With Disabilities Program & Anthony Fauci Portrait
Since President Donald Trump has returned to office, he has launched an ambitious assault on libraries, museums and other repositories of America’s history. Most recently, his administration has set its sights on the Smithsonian, one of the crown jewels of this country’s cultural institutions.
Lindsey Halligan, Special Assistant to the President, on Thursday said the Smithsonian museums over-emphasize slavery when they should focus on far the country has come. The Morning Joe panel discusses the Trump WH's continued review of the Smithsonian.
President Donald Trump has called for a review of Smithsonian museums, saying they focus too much on "how bad Slavery was".