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Smithsonian visitors react to Trump's criticism that museums are too "WOKE"
MSNBC· 2025-08-21 03:07
Huh. You see it right. He dead serious, too.He's lit literally. It's caps. I don't think I can comment without cussing.It's just horrible. I'm very cuz I I can read. Yeah, I can read, but this don't look I have to keep rereading it because this don't this isn't a joke.It's beyond disappointing. It's depressing. But to have the president of the United States saying something like this, it's just unconscionable.It's not a shocker to be honest with you. I didn't know he had like that much hate towards us thoug ...
Trump orders sweeping review of Smithsonian
NBC News· 2025-08-21 01:30
Tonight, President Trump is escalating his war against what he calls the last remaining segment of woke, accusing the Smithsonian of being 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. We want the museums to talk about the history of our country in a fair manner, not in a woke manner or in a racist manner.a different tone than his firs ...
Oklahoma will test incoming teachers from NY and CA for 'wokeness'
MSNBC· 2025-08-20 20:12
Oklahoma is taking its war on woke to a new level. It's now going to test incoming teachers from New York and California, teachers who are coming there from those states with an America First exam. The state's superintendent says the 50 question test, which covers government, religion, and gender, will screen out quote woke indoctrinators with left-wing views.Conservative media nonprofit Prageru helped create the test. They also put together teaching material for the Oklahoma school system. Here is a taste ...
Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on 'how bad slavery was'
NBC News· 2025-08-20 18:57
President Trump is ordering attorneys to conduct a formal review of the Smithsonian Institution based in Washington DC. Now, he said the museum's portrayal of US history is quote too negative and too focused on quote how bad slavery was. This is the latest move in the president's crusade against so-called woke culture.And it comes after the White House pulled funding from several colleges and universities alleging they fostered anti-semitic climates and pushed unfair DEI initiatives. ...
Trump orders review of Smithsonian over 'negative' portrayal of U.S. history
NBC News· 2025-08-20 18:00
President Trump is ordering attorneys to conduct a formal review of the Smithsonian Institution based in Washington DC. Now, he said the museum's portrayal of US history is quote too negative and too focused on quote how bad slavery was. This is the latest move in the president's crusade against so-called woke culture.And it comes after the White House pulled funding from several colleges and universities alleging they fostered anti-Semitic climates and pushed unfair DEI initiatives. NBC News chief White Ho ...
Joe: America's true story is one of progress -- not erasing slavery from museums
MSNBC· 2025-08-20 17:20
President Trump is now ordering a review of the Smithsonian museums, accusing the institutions of focusing too much on quote how bad slavery was. He made that comment in a social media post yesterday. The president says he will subject the museums to the exact same process his administration has conducted at universities, which have faced federal funding cuts over DEI and anti-semitism concerns.We go from attacking affirmative action to attacking equality to attacking diversity plurbunum. Uh and and and and ...
‘History can unite us’: Djimon Hounsou talks importance of preserving stories in age of Trump
MSNBC· 2025-08-17 13:59
>> YOUR HONOR, PLEASE INSTRUCT THE DEFENDANT THAT HE CANNOT DISRUPT THESE PROCEEDINGS WITH SUCH. >> OUTBURSTS OF FREE. >> IF WE ARE TO HAVE ANY SEMBLANCE OF ORDER IN THIS COURTYARD.>> GIVE US. >> GIVE US, US FREE. >> KEEP CRYING OUT.GIVE US FREE OR ANYTHING ELSE. >> GIVE US. >> I'M SORRY TO.>> QUESTION THIS WITNESS. >> GIVE US. US FREE.>> AN ICONIC SCENE. THAT'S ACTOR DJIMON HOUNSOU CRYING OUT THE VOICE OF GENERATIONS IN THE 1997 SPIELBERG FILM AMISTAD, WHICH TOLD THE STORY OF THE FALLOUT FOLLOWING A SLAVE ...
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Elon Musk· 2025-08-14 14:17
RT Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog)You moron. Every single public school in the country, along with the media and Hollywood and every other major institution, are all still teaching that white Americans carry some kind of unique guilt for slavery. This is a core belief and millions of Americans have been brainwashed into it. We haven't even come close to "winning" this issue yet. Not even within a thousand miles of winning. Just because some of you useless idiots get bored of a topic doesn't mean it's "won." It ...
‘Really dangerous’: Morning Joe reacts to WH reviewing Smithsonian exhibits
MSNBC· 2025-08-13 10:58
President Trump also um is attempting to force the Smithsonian to change its museums, exhibits, and operations to reflect his view of American history. NBC News has learned the White House sent a letter to museum officials directing a wide review of eight of the Smithsonian's 21 museums ahead of America's 250th anniversary. Vice President JD Vance will oversee that process.The museums will have 30 days to turn over information about their current exhibits and plans to commemorate the anniversary. And within ...