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One Thing: Might at the Museum: Trump Targets the Smithsonian
CNN 5 Things
Aug 24, 2025

Critics say President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian museum system amount to an attempt to whitewash American history. A historian tells us why the administration's claims about ‘overemphasizing’ slavery do a disservice to all Americans. 

Guest: Leah Wright Rigueur, political historian & associate professor, Johns Hopkins University 

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Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Senior Producer: Faiz Jamil 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin 

Support: Piper Hudspeth Blackburn