Trump’s demand that the Smithsonian erase history is equal parts terrifying and pathetic

If you plan a trip to the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian, make sure to consult “the American presidency: a glorious burden”, which will teach you about all the presidents who have been dismissed or resigned instead of dismissal. So there is Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and … huh, that’s all.

Yes, if you are looking for information on the two dismissals of President Donald Trump, you will not find it in this exhibition. Smithsonian deleted in July.

The renowned museum said NPR it would give them one day. In the future. He would not share chronology.

Until today, if it comes, the Smithsonian is part of the rewriting of history by Trump, which deals with its presidency as a successless success, a testimony of the greatness of the man himself.

Although the administration has most likely forced this dismissal, the Smithsonian spokesman is still obliged pretend It’s just a normal thing, no big deal, just regular museum stuff where you have to bring back the 18 -year -old story, do you know?

“Because the other subjects of this section had not been updated since 2008, the decision was made to restore the accusation case in its appearance in 2008,” the museum said in a statement.

You see, they can’t Include Trump’s dismissal because it is so much work to update things, according to the declaration of the administration at NPR: “A large permanent gallery like the American presidency which opened in 2000 [a] Significant duration and financing to update and renew. A future and update exhibition will include all the dismissal. »»

This explanation could be a little less bullshit in a transparent manner if Trump’s twins dismissal had not been included in the exhibition since September 2021.

If you ask the White House, they will explain to you that it is Really all about Return America to its old glory and, of course, eradicating the prohibited diversity. According to the spokesperson for the White House, Davis Ingle, for too long, the Smithsonian “highlighted Dei division exhibitions which are disconnected with traditional America”, and that the White House “fully supports the updating of the displays to highlight the American grandeur”.

It is not only that the administration wants to remove negative history on Trump, although it is an engine. It is also a question of wanting the republican party, the federal government and everyone to display constant loyalty to Trump. That’s why you see GOP proposals To put it on the $ 100 bill and on Mount Rushmore, to rename the parts of the Kennedy Center after him And his wifeAnd to rename the Washington Metro system the “Trump Train”.

But that also extends beyond Trump. They want to rewrite American history more broadly so that it is panded to those like Trump and his fellow men: white, hetero, cis, conservative, rich. Vice-president JD Vance was empowered Purges museums of everything that does not align from Trump’s point of view on American history as an uninterrupted success. Trump’s team has required that museums and national parks Remove everything that is supposed to be divided, which is largely translated into things that make whisters sad.

I used to say that Trump wanted to be remembered that the story he didn’t like was a little stretch. These days, however, if anything, it can be an understatement.