White House Report on Smithsonian Draws Fire for Biased History
TL;DR
An op-ed argues the White House’s 160-page report accusing the National Museum of American History of “ideological capture” is itself biased and selective, misreading evidence on race and immigration, and aimed at enforcing a single celebratory narrative of American exceptionalism, while praising the Smithsonian for presenting diverse perspectives and prompting critical questions about the nation’s past.
- Column | The only bias uncovered in the White House Smithsonian report is its own The Washington Post
- The History at the Smithsonian That the White House Finds Unpatriotic The New York Times
- Opinion | The White House doesn’t want history at the Smithsonian. It wants fandom. MS NOW
- A Huge Escalation in Trump’s Smithsonian Meddling The Atlantic
- White House report brands Smithsonian leadership as radical activists who can't be trusted PBS
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