The president of the United States Donald Trump Sign on Thursday a decree with which he has ordered vice president JD Vance to eliminate «Divisive ideology centered on the race» of museums, educational and research centers of the Smithsonian Museum and the National Zoo. Trump wants, among other measures, to restore and recover the statues of Christopher Columbus and other historical figures that have been demolished by the leftist movement Black Lives Matter.
The decree is called Restoring truth and sanity in American history. It establishes: «Previously, widely respected as a symbol of American excellence and a world icon of cultural achievement, the Smithsonian institution has fallen, in recent years, under the influence of a divisive ideology focused on the race. This change has promoted narratives that present US and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive ». In that sense, it stands out that “museums in the capital of our nation must be places where people come to learn, not to be subject to ideological indoctrination or divisive narratives that distort our shared history.”
He President of the United States Donald Trump has asked the Interior Secretary to determine whether any monument, statueplate or property under the jurisdiction of the department of Interior «It has been withdrawn or modified to perpetuate a false reconstruction of American historyunduly minimizing the value of certain historical events or figures, or including any other inappropriate partisan ideology »since January 1, 2020, more than a year before Trump left the position in his first term.
In this sense, the decree urges the Department of the Interior to reinstate these statues or monuments.
