{"id":271195,"date":"2025-08-20T21:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-escalates-attacks-on-smithsonian-museums-says-they-focus-too-much-on-how-bad-slavery-was\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T21:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:04:59","slug":"trump-escalates-attacks-on-smithsonian-museums-says-they-focus-too-much-on-how-bad-slavery-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/trump-escalates-attacks-on-smithsonian-museums-says-they-focus-too-much-on-how-bad-slavery-was\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump escalates attacks on Smithsonian museums, says they focus too much on \u2018how bad slavery was\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/Ggv6N0K4Y5A\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Trump escalates attacks on Smithsonian museums, says they focus too much on \u2018how bad slavery was\u2019\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ggv6N0K4Y5A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump escalated his campaign to purge cultural institutions of materials that conflict with his political directives on Tuesday, alleging museums were too focused on highlighting negative aspects of American history, including \u201chow bad slavery was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN&#8217;s Wolf Blitzer speaks with Ibram X. 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