The Trump administration’s war on history (and reality) continues apace. Last year, Trump began meddling in the Smithsonian with an executive order dictating rules for museum exhibits. This year, officials ordered the removal of an exhibit on George Washington’s slaves at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia — which a judge just ordered the administration to restore by Friday, February 20.
And Trump apparatchiks have also taken down PRIDE flags at the Stonewall Inn in New York, a vital landmark in the LGBTQ+ movement. Lincoln Square Editor Susan J. Demas talked to SiriusXM Progress host Michelangelo Signorile, who was at the protest where activists hoisted the PRIDE flag once again. They discuss the Trump administration’s attacks on trans people and LGBTQ+ equality, as well as their efforts to divide and conquer by pitting Arab and Muslim residents against LGBTQ+ people.
Tune into an important discussion on Trump’s attempt to whitewash history, as well Prince Andrew’s arrest amid more revelations in the Epstein files.
