Rep Brandon Gill backs Trump executive order, calls to 'clean house' at the Smithsonian
Brandon Gill, R-Texas, threw his support behind President Donald Trump's executive action targeting alleged ideological bias at the Smithsonian and called for museum officials to be fired over what he called left-wing influence at the institution.Speaking on "Fox & Friends Weekend," Gill applauded Trump's directive to place warning signs along National Park Service walkways outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History."This is the first time, I think, that we've had a president who takes this stuff seriously, who doesn't just look the other way and allow the left to continue their long march through the institutions and continue shoving leftism down our throats and down the throats of our children," Gill said. "I think that's what is so refreshing about the president here."TRUMP ORDERS SIGNS OUTSIDE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM AMID ROW OVER ITS DEPICTION OF AMERICAN HISTORYOn Friday, Trump signed an executive order directing officials to install signs outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History informing visitors about the White House report that criticized the museum's portrayal of American history."Such signage shall notify visitors that the Museum exhibits should be renovated consistent with the findings in the Report and direct visitors to locations and resources for accurate information regarding America's history," according to the executive order on the White House website.The order also calls for the creation of temporary exhibits or signage that "corrects inaccurate information presented in the Museum," pointing to the museum's alleged failure to properly commemorate America's founding history during its 250th anniversary year.REP GILL CHALLENGES 'GENUINELY INSANE AND OBJECTIVELY OFFENSIVE' DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS AFTER VIRAL HEARINGGill echoed many of the administration's critiques, calling for what he described as an objective telling of American history."We need an actual objective telling of American history, not [looking] back on the American story and grouping different people into racial or ethnic groups or groups based on their gender or their sexuality or their immigration status," he said.
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Brandon Gill, R-Texas, threw his support behind President Donald Trump's executive action targeting alleged ideological bias at the Smithsonian and called for museum officials to be fired over what he called left-wing influence at the institution.Speaking on "Fox & Friends Weekend," Gill applauded Trump's directive to place warning signs along National Park Service walkways outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History."This is the first time, I think, that we've had a president who takes this stuff seriously, who doesn't just look the other way and allow the left to continue their long march through the institutions and continue shoving leftism down our throats and down the throats of our children," Gill said. "I think that's what is so refreshing about the president here."TRUMP ORDERS SIGNS OUTSIDE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM AMID ROW OVER ITS DEPICTION OF AMERICAN HISTORYOn Friday, Trump signed an executive order directing officials to install signs outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History informing visitors about the White House report that criticized the museum's portrayal of American history."Such signage shall notify visitors that the Museum exhibits should be renovated consistent with the findings in the Report and direct visitors to locations and resources for accurate information regarding America's history," according to the executive order on the White House website.The order also calls for the creation of temporary exhibits or signage that "corrects inaccurate information presented in the Museum," pointing to the museum's alleged failure to properly commemorate America's founding history during its 250th anniversary year.REP GILL CHALLENGES 'GENUINELY INSANE AND OBJECTIVELY OFFENSIVE' DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS AFTER VIRAL HEARINGGill echoed many of the administration's critiques, calling for what he described as an objective telling of American history."We need an actual objective telling of American history, not [looking] back on the American story and grouping different people into racial or ethnic groups or groups based on their gender or their sexuality or their immigration status," he said. "We are one American people, and I think that's what we need to see."The congressman argued the Smithsonian needed to "clean house," specifically calling for National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig to be fired. Gill added that the American public is exhausted by watching taxpayer dollars fund ideological agendas.THE WOKE LEFT CAPTURED THE SMITHSONIAN.
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- Brandon Gill, R-Texas, threw his support behind President Donald Trump's executive action targeting alleged ideological bias at the Smithsonian and called for museum officials to be fired over what he called left-wing influence at the institution.Speaking on "Fox & Friends Weekend," Gill applauded Trump's directive to place warning signs along National Park Service walkways outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History."This is the first time, I think, that we've had a president who takes this stuff seriously, who doesn't just look the other way and allow the left to continue their long march through the institutions and continue shoving leftism down our throats and down the throats of our children," Gill said. "I think that's what is so refreshing about the president here."TRUMP ORDERS SIGNS OUTSIDE SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM AMID ROW OVER ITS DEPICTION OF AMERICAN HISTORYOn Friday, Trump signed an executive order directing officials to install signs outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History informing visitors about the White House report that criticized the museum's portrayal of American history."Such signage shall notify visitors that the Museum exhibits should be renovated consistent with the findings in the Report and direct visitors to locations and resources for accurate information regarding America's history," according to the executive order on the White House website.The order also calls for the creation of temporary exhibits or signage that "corrects inaccurate information presented in the Museum," pointing to the museum's alleged failure to properly commemorate America's founding history during its 250th anniversary year.REP GILL CHALLENGES 'GENUINELY INSANE AND OBJECTIVELY OFFENSIVE' DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS AFTER VIRAL HEARINGGill echoed many of the administration's critiques, calling for what he described as an objective telling of American history."We need an actual objective telling of American history, not [looking] back on the American story and grouping different people into racial or ethnic groups or groups based on their gender or their sexuality or their immigration status," he said.
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