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Instead of celebrating an “unparalleled legacy of advancing liberty, individual rights, and human happiness,” the order argues that a “corrosive … divisive, race-centered ideology” has “reconstructed...
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to eliminate "improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology" from the Smithsonian Institutions museums, centres and the National Zoo in Washingt...
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“Americans are more than capable of confronting hard histories, including in the halls of the Smithsonian, and come out still feeling themselves to be Americans.”
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Trump doesn't rule out seeking 3rd term. And, a revamp of the Smithsonian Institution
President Trump says he isn't ruling out the possibility of seeking a 3rd term in office. And, an executive order targets the Smithsonian Institution to restore "sanity to American history."
Trump’s ‘arrogant and appalling’ executive order targeting Smithsonian comes under fire
It’s a declaration of war,’ one historian says of Trump’s attempt to excavate ‘divisive ideology’ from the historic museum institution.
Taking Aim at Smithsonian, Trump Wades Into Race and Biology
His executive order faulted an exhibit which “promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct,” a widely held position in the scientific community.
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Smithsonian Director on Building a Museum for All Americans
Bunch is one of America’s preeminent historians and storytellers of this nation’s history. In 2019, he became the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian. His duties include overseeing 21 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, numerous research centers and several education units and centers.
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Trump’s attack on the Smithsonian is bad. His reason is even worse.
“Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” a frightening executive order from President Donald Trump’s White House Thursday takes aim at the Smithsonian and threatens to pull federal ...
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Trump goes after Smithsonian for attempting to ‘rewrite our Nation’s history’
Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite our Nation’s history, replacing objective fac
Why President Donald Trump now has a problem with the Smithsonian
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