The White House released a report accusing the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History of taking what it described as a woke approach to presenting the nation’s history and called for a commitment “to restoring truth and sanity in how American history is presented and taught.”

The 162-page report, “Saving America’s Story,” was released Saturday by the White House Domestic Policy Council following President Donald Trump’s March executive order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” and the ongoing review of the Smithsonian.

The report argues that the Smithsonian’s flagship history museum has abandoned its original mission of fostering patriotism in favor of political activism rooted in what it describes as critical social justice ideology.

“Our central finding is not that the Museum has simply added overlooked stories,” the report states. “Rather, it is that Museum leadership has explicitly adopted an ideological framework that no longer treats the American story as a shared national inheritance to be taught or celebrated, but as a political instrument to divide, dispirit, and discourage our citizens.”

According to the report, the museum minimizes the nation’s Founding Fathers and founding documents while emphasizing themes of systemic racism, oppression, and national failure.

It contends visitors will find no major exhibits dedicated to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, the Continental Congress, or the American Revolution, while figures such as Benjamin Franklin are presented primarily through the lens of slavery.

More here

Tagged: Politics BACK TO HOMEPAGE