Lindsey Halligan, special assistant to President Donald Trump, in an interview with Newsmax on Thursday, denied accusations that the White House’s review of U.S. museums is an attempt at “whitewashing” the nation’s history.
Trump said on social media this week that “The Smithsonian is 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.”
His remarks came about one week after several White House advisers, including Halligan, sent a letter to the Smithsonian Institution announcing “a review of exhibition text, wall didactics, websites, educational materials, and digital and social media content to assess tone, historical framing, and alignment with American ideals.”
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