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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 ohow bad Slavery was.o

Trump said he would subject the museums to othe exact same processo his administration has conducted of universities, with the goal of making the Smithsonian less owoke.o

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: oThe 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 u Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future.o

oWe 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,o 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 countryAs 250th anniversary in
an effort to make sure they comply with TrumpAs 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 countryAs 250th anniversary within 30 days.

It instructed the officials to implement ocontent correctionso where necessary, including replacing odivisiveo language.

NBC News found in May that at least 32 artifacts once on display at the SmithsonianAs 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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