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   Trump's an expert on history so he's ordered a few fixes.   They'll be in   
   our school books next year.   Time to stop the educated elite left from   
   making us look bad.   
      
   Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on 'how bad slavery was'   
   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.   
   Trump orders sweeping review of Smithsonian   
      
      
   Aug. 19, 2025, 7:49 PM EDT   
   By Raquel Coronell Uribe and Yamiche Alcindor   
      
   President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has ordered his attorneys to   
   conduct a review of Smithsonian museums, calling their portrayal of U.S.   
   history too negative and focused too much on “how bad Slavery was.”   
      
   Trump said he would subject the museums to “the exact same process” his   
   administration has conducted of universities, with the goal of making the   
   Smithsonian less “woke.”   
      
   A White House official told NBC News on Tuesday night that Trump plans to   
   extend his review of museums beyond the Washington-based institution,   
   saying the president will hold the Smithsonian "accountable" and "then go   
   from there."   
      
      
   The Smithsonian Institution Holds Press Preview For New National Museum Of   
   African American History And Culture   
   A display featuring former slave Clara Brown at the Smithsonian's National   
   Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.Chip   
   Somodevilla / Getty Images   
      
   Trump wrote on Truth Social: “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.”   
      
   “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,” he added.   
      
      
      
   The White House has waged war on several colleges and universities, pulling   
   millions in federal funding from schools like Harvard, Columbia and Brown,   
   alleging they fostered antisemitic climates and lowering the hammer on   
   their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Some of the schools have   
   reached agreements with the administration walking back some of their DEI   
   efforts, pledging to comply with federal policies and in some cases paying   
   the government hundreds of millions of dollars.   
      
   The Trump administration last week began conducting an unprecedented review   
   of exhibits at the Smithsonian ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary in   
   an effort to make sure they comply with Trump’s vision of history.   
   White House reviews Smithsonian exhibits to align with Trump   
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   The Smithsonian received a letter signed by White House Office of   
   Management and Budget Director Russ Vought last week instructing officials   
   at eight of its museums to turn over information about exhibits and plans   
   to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary within 30 days.   
      
   It instructed the officials to implement “content corrections” where   
   necessary, including replacing “divisive” language.   
      
   NBC News found in May that at least 32 artifacts once on display at the   
   Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture on   
   the National Mall were removed, prompting questions from historical   
   leaders. One artifact included a book belonging to Harriet Tubman, which   
   was filled with hymns she was believed to have sung when she was leading   
   enslaved people to freedom.   
      
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