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17. Here is a link to trump's "fact sheet" on editing history at the Smithsonian
Tue Aug 12, 2025, 04:30 PM
Aug 2025

This "fact sheet" is very upsetting and sad
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-restores-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/

Here are some of the provisions of this "fact sheet"

The Order directs the Vice President, who is a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, to work to eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian and its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.

The Order directs the Administration to work with Congress to ensure that future Smithsonian appropriations: (1) prohibit funding for exhibits or programs that degrade shared American values, divide Americans by race, or promote ideologies inconsistent with Federal law; and (2) celebrate women’s achievements in the American Women’s History Museum and do not recognize men as women.

The Vice President will work with congressional leaders to appoint members to the Smithsonian Board of Regents who are committed to advancing the celebration of America’s extraordinary heritage and progress.

trump had to insult the Biden administration in this "fact sheet"
COMBATING CORROSIVE IDEOLOGY: In the last decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted effort to rewrite American history and force our nation to adopt a factually baseless ideology aimed at diminishing American achievement. President Trump is fighting back by reestablishing truth in the historical narrative and restoring Federal sites dedicated to American heritage.

The prior administration pushed a divisive ideology that reconstrued America’s promotion of liberty as fundamentally flawed, infecting revered institutions like the Smithsonian and national parks with false narratives.

trump never studied history and trump's proposed revisions to history are really disgusting

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wtf does this even mean? bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #1
He'll have anything regarding former slaves' and womens' voting rights eliminated Ritabert Aug 2025 #4
Seeing as how I doubt he's read more than 4 books in his life underpants Aug 2025 #2
He expects no 'later' to occur ... eom Quanto Magnus Aug 2025 #19
Yeah. That. underpants Aug 2025 #20
Why not just create the Ministry of Truth and get it over with. Ray Bruns Aug 2025 #3
Spraying orange excrement over everything. twodogsbarking Aug 2025 #5
I don't want TSF's fu*king interpretation of American history. I want the bare, brutal truth of our history. sinkingfeeling Aug 2025 #6
Ironic that such a dirty crook is out to sanitize history. GreenWave Aug 2025 #7
More whitewashing of history. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2025 #8
The WH will search for more priceless relics pfitz59 Aug 2025 #9
Making America safe for "our kind". jls4561 Aug 2025 #10
He's gonna coat Thomas Jefferson's desk in fake gold leaf C_U_L8R Aug 2025 #11
Maddow Blog-White House to review Smithsonian exhibits to ensure Trump's views are reflected LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #12
O.M.G. I doubt Trump can name the 3 branches of government let alone interpret American history. Vinca Aug 2025 #13
JUST GO AWAY, Trump, and Take Your Lies with you!!! electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #14
Grim times. nt wiggs Aug 2025 #15
Weirdly this doesn't mention that the woman Trump put in charge of reviewing the Smithsonian is ... mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 #16
Here is a link to trump's "fact sheet" on editing history at the Smithsonian LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #17
looking forward to the exhibit on how the Canadians burned Washington in 1814 Eugene Aug 2025 #18
CBS: White House launching review of Smithsonian museums to "ensure alignment" with Trump's plans riversedge Aug 2025 #21
Life in a police state. (nt) Paladin Aug 2025 #22
White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump's Revisionist History truthisfreedom Aug 2025 #23
Sounds like the dudes want to rewrite some history. republianmushroom Aug 2025 #24
Guess they need to find something out about the airports during the Revolutionary war Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2025 #25
Letter to the Smithsonian: Internal Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions and Materials mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2025 #26
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