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In reply to the discussion: Trump blasts 'out of control' museums for teaching 'how bad Slavery was' in wild rant [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(174,663 posts)64. Trump says Smithsonian should portray America's 'Brightness,' not 'how bad Slavery was'
Making America great again means going back to a time where racial discrimination and oppression was okay. Now trump wants to make America great again by bringing back slavery. trump wants to make America hate again
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https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-smithsonian-portray-americas-brightness-bad-slavery/story
President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed the White House is conducting a review of the Smithsonian museums and expressed frustration over their portrayal of dark parts of America's history, including slavery.
"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," Trump wrote on his social media platform.
"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," Trump added. "This Country cannot be WOKE, because WOKE IS BROKE. We have the 'HOTTEST' Country in the World, and we want people to talk about it, including in our Museums."
The Smithsonian declined to comment.
"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," Trump wrote on his social media platform.
"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," Trump added. "This Country cannot be WOKE, because WOKE IS BROKE. We have the 'HOTTEST' Country in the World, and we want people to talk about it, including in our Museums."
The Smithsonian declined to comment.
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Trump blasts 'out of control' museums for teaching 'how bad Slavery was' in wild rant [View all]
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 2025
OP
Yep, insane ravings of a racist mad man who seems to think centuriesof dawn to dusk...
brush
Aug 2025
#34
The war he supposedly could've prevented with a phone call drags on despite his ham-handed, almost-comically pathetic
AZJonnie
Aug 2025
#8
Yeah, doofus -- slavery never existed... or if it did. it wasn't all that bad. Just keep
allegorical oracle
Aug 2025
#13
MaddowBlog-Trump complains that 'woke' Smithsonian focuses on 'how bad slavery was'
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 2025
#16
What a racist know nothing shit bird. Although he does scratch the racist itch of 25 or more % of Americans.
Botany
Aug 2025
#37
The trumpies are partnering with PragerU, who said that slavery was "no big deal" and "better than being killed"
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 2025
#48
how can we protect the Smithsonian collections of fossils that support evolution?
rampartd
Aug 2025
#51
I think *rump was quite young when he started hearing the phrase, "out of control".
Trust_Reality
Aug 2025
#61
Trump says Smithsonian should portray America's 'Brightness,' not 'how bad Slavery was'
LetMyPeopleVote
Aug 2025
#64
So busy rec'ing lots of posts, didn't get around to yet another comment of Disgust at this Racist pResident!
electric_blue68
Aug 2025
#76