Trump Attacks Museum For Focus On 'How Bad Slavery Was' And, Boy, The Responses

Donald Trump was the subject of much internet mockery on Tuesday after he griped in a Truth Social post about the Smithsonian Institution (checks notes) portraying slavery as a bad thing.In the post, the president lashed out at America’s museums for being “the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE,’” before singling out the Smithsonian as “OUT OF CONTROL” for discussing “how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been,” but nothing about “Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future.”TruthSocial post: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115056914674717313Trump’s animosity toward the Smithsonian is nothing new.Back in March, he issued an executive order that targeted the research institute for content he claimed promoted so-called “divisive ideology.”But one person’s “divisive ideology” is most people’s idea of accurate historical representation.So naturally, people blasted Trump for complaining about the Smithsonian putting slavery in a bad light.Trump says the Smithsonian is “out of control” for discussing “how bad slavery was.”Insane. pic.twitter.com/8ywUS2Q6ly— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) August 19, 2025Ummm...What were the good parts of slavery, MAGA? pic.twitter.com/oSNkXvWPib— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) August 19, 2025Trump wants to cover up slavery like it’s in the Epstein files.— Sam Youngman (@samyoungman) August 19, 2025Slavery WAS bad, Donald. It’s absurd that this even needs to be said. We don’t whitewash history; we learn from it. You keep trying to rewrite the past— @TheBlackCaucus won’t let you get away with it. https://t.co/CoVc7LqY5b— Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (@RepKamlagerDove) August 19, 2025Trump supports slavery. Prove me wrong. pic.twitter.com/Lz53O21cM9— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) August 19, 2025Donald Trump is reviewing museums because they talk too much about how bad slavery was.Also, why would museums talk about the future? pic.twitter.com/tZN1BRLoAr— Aaron Parnas (@AaronParnas) August 19, 20251. We have normalized having a toddler in the White House who types in caps and uses random quote marks. ("HOTTEST"?). How is any of the below normal? How are we okay with this?2. He wants to celebrate our current country in a museum? His brain is too broken to understand what a… https://t.co/UzvfeQHxa0— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) August 19, 2025Breaking: Trump thinks we've done enoigh remembering about how bad slavery wasIf you've doubted his racism and inhumanity - you can stop doubting now pic.twitter.com/1uwM0AeTvo— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) August 19, 2025Yep. He wants to whitewash history. Slavery never happened. Woman and minorities always had the right to vote. Nobody ever sang a song about what a horrible person Fred Trump was. Nor was his dad arrested at a KKK rally. In fact the KKK is a hoax concocted by the dems... What?— J.C.'s Thought Dump (@jcsthoughtdump) August 19, 2025Imagine being so fragile that teaching slavery makes you feel attacked. The country isn’t bad because museums teach slavery. It’s bad because people like Trump refuse to learn from it. pic.twitter.com/dY54UnGKyP— Alex Cole (@acnewsitics) August 19, 2025

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