Posted on 06/26/2026 8:55:30 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
In their new book, Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump, New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan devote considerable attention to the Trump administration’s efforts to influence Smithsonian exhibits.
On a Morning Joe segment on Friday, Haberman misleadingly framed it as Trump and his allies “wanted to leave their imprint on what art Americans can see."
Haberman highlighted one flashpoint: an Amy Sherald exhibition slated for the National Portrait Gallery that included “Trans Forming Liberty,” a painting depicting the Statue of Liberty as a trans woman.
According to Haberman, internal discussions and pressure from figures like Vice President JD Vance and Rep. Carlos Gimenez led to concerns, prompting Sherald to pull the show over fears of “artistic control.”
But contrary to Haberman's alarmist claim that Trump controls "what Americans can see," Americans remain free to view Sherald’s work, and that of any other artist, in countless venues (including the internet) without any interference from the Trump administration. Americans can see the woke Sherald painting right now on the cover of The New Yorker.
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Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.
Hiding behind the 1st amendment in order spread bold faced lies is the most despicable and cowardly thing i can think of.
Right up there with Hiding a dead intern in your office.
Joe and others are paid actors reading a script. None of them are bright enough to know what they are actually saying.
Morning Joe is nothing more than a useful idiot, trying his damnedest to remain relevant.
Joe Scarborough is perhaps the biggest laughingstock on the air these days because of his bold pronouncement in March 2024: “This is the best Biden ever, and if you can’t admit that, then F you.”
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