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Smithsonian Has 'Overemphasis On Slavery,' Says Trump Aide Leading Audit

Lindsey Halligan, the president's special assistant, told Fox News "we can’t just keep focusing on the negative." ...

Trump Smithsonian review point person: Placards written in ‘ideological fashion’

President Trump’s adviser leading a review of Smithsonian museums’ content defended the move as shifting the focus to progress, rather than dwelling on past mistakes, and argued that ...
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'What a thing': Trump official ripped for knocking Smithsonian's 'overemphasis on slavery'

Insurance attorney Lindsey Halligan is now Assistant to the President ... A section of a Trump executive order titled ...
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Trump Aide Thinks the Smithsonian “Overemphasizes” Slavery

Lindsey Halligan, the White House official leading President Donald Trump’s overhaul of the Smithsonian, thinks its museums ...

Trump takes aim at Smithsonian: Museums focus too much on ‘how bad Slavery was’

President Donald Trump has been moving to take greater control over the Smithsonian Institution and said earlier this week that the organization focuses too much on “how bad slavery was.” ...
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Trump Official Wants a Smithsonian ‘Overemphasis’ on ‘How Far We’ve Come From Slavery’

The top Trump official tasked with reshaping the Smithsonian’s collections into a more conservative presentation argues that, based on her experience and expectations, the institution should place ...

“History Is Not A Hallmark Card.” Scholars Condemn Trump’s Smithsonian Review

Scholars are pushing back against the Trump administration’s plan to conduct a "comprehensive internal review" of the ...