At the Smithsonian, Donald Trump Takes Aim at History
Briefly

Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's blueprint for a potential second Trump administration, delineates a dichotomy between 'woke revolutionaries' and tradition-minded Americans. Contributors advocate for a robust executive approach to regain control over cultural institutions, starting with museums like the Smithsonian. Despite Trump claiming ignorance of the initiative, his policies reflect its tenets, including aggressive tactics against dissent and a revisionist view of history as part of a broader autocratic strategy. His executive order, 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,' exemplifies this ideological campaign.
In project 2025, America is framed as a battleground between 'woke revolutionaries' and traditional American ideals, emphasizing a stark ideological divide.
Trump’s adherence to Project 2025 emerges through executive power maximization, where he aims to assert control over cultural institutions and punish dissenters.
Read at The New Yorker
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