{"id":2487636,"date":"2025-09-17T12:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-accuses-trump-of-attempting-to-whitewash-museums\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T12:10:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T16:10:06","slug":"shapiro-accuses-trump-of-attempting-to-whitewash-museums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shapiro-accuses-trump-of-attempting-to-whitewash-museums\/","title":{"rendered":"Shapiro accuses Trump of attempting to &#8216;whitewash&#8217; museums"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fshapiro-accuses-trump-of-attempting-to-whitewash-museums%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2487636&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro criticized former President Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts to revise museums and national parks,accusing the federal government of attempting to &#8220;whitewash&#8221; American history. Shapiro responded to the Trump governance&#8217;s directive to remove or alter displays related to slavery at the Philadelphia President&#8217;s House site, which memorializes nine of George Washington&#8217;s slaves. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lobbyist-for-brutal-african-dictator-under-consideration-for-key-diplomatic-post\/\" title=\"Lobbyist for Brutal African Dictator Under Consideration for Key Diplomatic Post\">administration set<\/a> a deadline for national parks to remove content it deemed promotes an anti-American agenda. Trump also ordered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-omar-republicans-acquittal-shows-they-value-power-and-violence-more-than-protecting-democracy\/\" title=\"Rep. Omar: Republicans\u2019 Acquittal Shows They Value \u2018Power And Violence\u2019 More Than Protecting Democracy\">comprehensive review<\/a> of Smithsonian museums ahead of the nation&#8217;s 250th anniversary, expressing discontent with what he called an overemphasis on negative aspects of American history, including slavery. Shapiro emphasized that Pennsylvania values learning from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kayleigh-mcenany-sounds-off-on-don-lemon-after-cnn-host-says-opposition-to-crt-rooted-in-privilege\/\" title=\"Kayleigh McEnany Sounds Off On Don Lemon After CNN Host Says Opposition To CRT Rooted In \u2018Privilege\u2019\">full history<\/a> to build a better future and rejected the federal effort to erase past realities. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Shapiro accuses Trump of attempting to &lsquo;whitewash&rsquo; museums<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2140545\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> (D-PA) on Wednesday criticized President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s efforts to overhaul museums and national parks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is an organized effort by the federal government to erase our shared history and whitewash our museums and monuments,&rdquo; Shapiro said in a social media post. &ldquo;But they don&rsquo;t have the power to dictate our values in Pennsylvania. Here, we learn from our full history &mdash; and we use it to build a better future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3811226\/trump-to-close-state-department-office-criticized-for-biden-era-censorship\/\">Trump administration to close State Department office criticized for Biden-era censorship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3811328\/nearly-9-in-10-expect-more-political-violence-blame-hot-rhetoric\/\">Nearly 9 in 10 expect more political violence, blame hot rhetoric<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3811007\/tech-company-penalties-hang-trump-uk-state-visit\/\">Tech company penalties hang over Trump&#8217;s UK state visit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Shapiro made the comments in the context of the Trump administration&rsquo;s plans to change the Philadelphia President&rsquo;s House site, which memorializes nine of George Washington&rsquo;s slaves.<\/p>\n<p>Thirteen items in six displays at the museum, all of which are related to slavery, were flagged by park staff during their summer review of museums with orders from Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, according to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/politics\/nation\/donald-trump-slavery-exhibits-presidents-house-independence-park-philadelphia-20250916.html?utm_term=Autofeed&amp;utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1758061483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philadelphia Inquirer<\/a><\/em>. Displays targeted for removal include &ldquo;Life Under Slavery&rdquo; and &ldquo;The House and the People Who Worked &amp; Lived In It.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has said national parks have a Sept. 17 deadline to change or remove content it believes promotes an anti-American agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also signed an executive order in March targeting the Smithsonian Museums, calling for a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >comprehensive internal review&#038;rdquo<\/a>; of eight of its museums ahead of the country&rsquo;s 250th anniversary celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3490606\/national-park-service-reinstall-confederate-statue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO REINSTALL STATUE OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL TOPPLED IN DC IN 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed that Smithsonian museums were &ldquo;OUT OF CONTROL&rdquo; for emphasizing the negative parts of American history, including &ldquo;how bad slavery was.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president has been at odds with several cultural institutions since returning to office in January.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shapiro claims Trump tries to &#8216;whitewash&#8217; museums and history<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2487637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25238742138417-e1758124994945.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50377,3634,23916],"class_list":["post-2487636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-shapiro-2","tag-trump","tag-whitewash"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25238742138417-e1758124994945.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2487636"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2487640,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487636\/revisions\/2487640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2487637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2487636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2487636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2487636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}