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🗓️ 14 August 2025
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Let's talk about Trump's move against American history....
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0:00.0 | Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again. So today, we're going to talk about |
0:08.1 | Trump's move against American history. The Trump administration will be reviewing the |
0:14.7 | Smithsonian Museum system to make sure the museum caters to his worldview and understanding of American history. |
0:23.4 | That sounds like some hyperbolic claim. |
0:27.0 | Quote, this initiative aims to ensure alignment with the President's directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, |
0:36.2 | remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore |
0:40.0 | confidence in our shared cultural institutions. |
0:43.9 | That's a letter from the administration. |
0:47.1 | So, it's not about history. |
0:49.5 | It's not actually about education. |
0:52.0 | It's about celebrating American exceptionalism and shaping American |
0:56.8 | museums to meet Trump's understanding of history. I have another quote for you. The Continental |
1:04.3 | Army suffered a bitter winter of Valley Forge, found glory across the waters of the Delaware, |
1:10.5 | and seized victory from Cornwallis |
1:13.6 | of Yorktown. Our army manned the air. It rammed the ramparts. It took over the airports. |
1:21.8 | It did everything it had to do. And at Fort McHenry, under the rocket's red glare, it had nothing but victory. And when |
1:31.1 | dawn came, their star-spangled banner waved defiant. That's Trump talking about American |
1:39.2 | actions during the Revolutionary War, when we took over the airports, during the Revolutionary War. |
1:46.8 | That's the guy whose vision will be guiding our museums. I think most people remember that. |
1:53.2 | But the thing is, the President of the United States indicating he seemed to believe airports |
2:00.1 | were strategic targets during the Revolutionary War, |
2:03.6 | a war that occurred before air travel, was so shocking that people missed the other part. |
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