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Laura Coates Uses Trump's Own Words to Shatter 'Woke' Smithsonian Claims: 'Couldn't Have Said It Better Myself, Mr. President' | Video
CNN's Laura Coates took issue Tuesday night with President Donald Trump's repeated claims that the Smithsonian Institute has gone "out of control" with woke content and used some of his own words from 2017 to prove him wrong.

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Trump expands crusade against 'woke' from the Smithsonian to museums across the country
Trump to expand push to whitewash ‘woke’ museum exhibits on slavery
The Super-Weird Origins of the Right’s Hatred of the Smithsonian
With the president declaring the Smithsonian “out of control” on Truth Social, the shape and scope of the growing threat to America’s premier public museum from the right wing is rapidly coming into ...

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Trump’s Smithsonian criticism contrasts with 2017 praise
Trump targets the Smithsonian again, says it focuses too much on how bad slavery was
Trump says Smithsonian too focused on slavery's ills
"It's the epitome of dumbness to criticize the Smithsonian for dealing with the reality of slavery in America," presidential historian Douglas Brinkley told the Times.

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Trump says Smithsonian is too focused on slavery. Scholars see sanitizing.
‘Rewrite history’: Miami historians alarmed over review of Smithsonian exhibits

Trump says Smithsonian should focus on America's 'Brightness,' not 'how bad Slavery was'

President Trump confirmed the White House is doing a review Smithsonian museums, where he complained "everything discussed is how horrible our Country is."

CBS host defends Trump's efforts to de-wokify the Smithsonian's presentation of US history

CBS host Tony Dokoupil agreed with Trump's criticism of Smithsonian museums focusing too much on America's negative history rather than celebrating achievements.
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We went to the Smithsonian museums. They are filled with ’brightness’ and ‘success’

Through its 21 museums, 21 libraries, 14 education and research centers and a zoo, the Smithsonian Institution’s collections are expansive and cover every aspect of U.S. history, including more than 200 years of slavery.
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Trump Rages Again Over Smithsonian’s “Woke” Exhibits, X Rips The Blatant Racism

President Donald Trump attacked the Smithsonian in a Truth Social post again over its depictions of slavery, receiving heavy pushback online.

Trump orders sweeping review of Smithsonian

President Trump has ordered a sweeping review of the Smithsonian, saying it’s too “woke” and focuses too much on “how bad slavery was” instead of highlighting America’s progress and successes. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.
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