WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is slamming the Smithsonian museums as “woke.”
On Tuesday, he posted on Truth Social that they were ’OUT OF CONTROL” for emphasizing the negative parts of American history, including “how bad slavery was.”
Trump, who has been at odds with various cultural institutions since returning to office in January, added that he had “instructed” his attorneys to begin the “exact same process” he has used against colleges and universities.”
The White House has withheld funding from Harvard, Columbia University and other schools and made various demands, from more control over student admissions to banning trans athletes from women’s sports.
The Trump administration in March issued an executive order calling for the Smithsonian to overhaul its collection and present a more celebratory view of the country.
The order has been denounced by historians and others as an attempt to censor the past.
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