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Closing out Tuesday’s CBS Evening News Plus, the ever-pompous John Dickerson used his “Reporter’s Notebook” commentary to falsely claim President Trump wants to minimize and/or do away with slavery as a topic in the Smithsonians, arguing doing so would be an affront to “American exceptionalism” and the memory of Union soldiers who fought the Civil War to end it.
“Donald Trump’s recent comments about slavery were answered by a letter written to the president 163 years ago. This week, he complained the Smithsonian focuses too much on how bad slavery was. His administration is reviewing the museum’s exhibitions to make sure they celebrate American exceptionalism and remove divisive or partisan narratives,” Dickerson began.
