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The surreal plot behind Trump’s new Smithsonian labels
Trump Wants the Smithsonian to LieThe Sign on the PathTrump ordered the Interior Department to post warning signs outside Smithsonian museums claiming visitors would find “inaccurate information.” The immediate pretext was a July 4 report from the White House’s Domestic Policy Council, which attacked museums for presenting slavery, civil rights, women’s history, immigrants, and queer people as part of American history.That is the surface story. The real story is that the White House used federal authority to target public history itself.Who Holds the LeverThe power sits with Trump and the…
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