Smithsonian targeted again, for focus on slavery’s evils

United States President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday 19 August he will pressure the Smithsonian Institution – a premier museum, education and research complex for US history and culture – to accept his demands, just like he did with colleges and universities by threatening to cut federal funding, reports Kanishka Singh for Reuters.

In a social media post, Trump complained about what he called excessive focus on “how bad slavery was”. “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 said on Truth Social.

The White House said last week it will lead an internal review of some Smithsonian museums after Trump earlier this year accused it of spreading “anti-American ideology” and raised alarm among civil rights advocates.
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