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Might at the Museum: Trump Targets the Smithsonian

Might at the Museum: Trump Targets the Smithsonian

CNN One Thing · CNN Podcasts

August 24, 202520m 59s

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Show Notes

Critics say President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian museum system amount to an attempt to whitewash American history. A historian tells us why the administration's claims about ‘overemphasizing’ slavery do a disservice to all Americans.

Guest: Leah Wright Rigueur, political historian & associate professor, Johns Hopkins University

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Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Senior Producer: Faiz Jamil 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin 

Support: Piper Hudspeth Blackburn

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