<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>President Donald Trump lamented mentions of “how bad Slavery was” at the Smithsonian and other museums, calling them “the last remaining segment of ‘woke’” as he seeks to exert more control over cultural institutions in his second term. </p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/68a4d15e9bbfbdd1324cda32/Sir-Keir-Starmer-visit-to-Washington-DC/960x0.jpg?fit=scale" alt="Sir Keir Starmer visit to Washington DC" width="100%" height="auto"></div><div style="--article-bg-color:#faf3f1"><div class="bMqrj"><div class="Jp--BF7-"><span style="-webkit-line-clamp:2" class="Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM">United States President Donald Trump participates in a Multilateral Meeting with European Leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US. Picture date: Monday August 18, 2025. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/PA Images via Getty Images)</span></div><small class="pGGCM2aD">PA Images via Getty Images</small></div></div></figure>

<div class="key-facts-element"><p>Trump said on Truth Social Tuesday he instructed White House lawyers to review museums across the country for any “woke” material.</p></div>

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Trump said he’s instructed White House attorneys to review museums for “woke” material he wants purged. {ai:summary}<p>Trump blasted museum discussions of slavery, calling it the last woke segment as he seeks more control of cultural institutions in a potential second term.</p><p>On Truth Social, he said he directed White House lawyers to review museums nationwide for any woke material.
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Trump Orders Purge Of ‘Woke’ Material From Washington Museums

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