"I think if you talk to some in the conservative community, they would say, is this there, to your point about marrying two together, everybody knows slavery is terrible. It's taught in school. Everybody knows these guys own slaves. The question among some, and I would say in the administration has become, is it there in this particular location to honor and memorialize and remember those slaves? Or is it there to diminish or somehow embarrass George Washington?"
"This week, Trump's National Park Service took heat for removing plaques about slavery from an exhibit at the Philadelphia home of the late President George Washington and Martha Washington. On Friday night's edition of CNN NewsNight, Phillip hosted a panel consisting of Lydia Moynihan, Yemesi Egbewoel, Lance Trover, Xochitl Hinojosa, and Van Lathan. Phillip singled out Moynihan and Trover reliable Trump defenders to explain how criticizing this move is unfair:"
The National Park Service removed plaques about slavery from the Philadelphia home of George and Martha Washington. The removal prompted debate over whether omitting slavery details diminishes historical truth or serves to protect reputations. Defenders argued that slavery is widely known and questioned whether that specific exhibit should serve to honor or memorialize enslaved people versus diminishing George Washington. Critics pressed whether presenting truthful details matters even if it alters public perception of historical figures and whether such actions conflict with claims that the administration's policies are not racist.
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