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Washington Post Op-ed: Trump ‘Must Never Have’ a Presidential Library
Breitbart ^ | January 29, 2021 | JOEL B. POLLAK

Posted on 01/30/2021 4:16:33 PM PST by lowbridge

The Washington Post has published an op-ed arguing that President Donald Trump “must never have” a presidential library.

The paper, whose motto is “Democracy dies in darkness,” presented an argument Thursday by “art and architecture critic” Philip Kennicott about why the history of the Trump administration should, in fact, be shrouded in darkness.

Kennicott wrote: “Trump must never have an official presidential library, and Congress should move quickly to make sure he never will.”

He argued that Trump cannot be trusted to handle documents relating to his presidency, because he “mixed public and private interests.” He adds that Trump must be punished because he allegedly “incited an insurrection” on January 6.

Kennicott argued further that Trump might use a presidential library to tout his successes, which should not be allowed:

The danger of Trump using a presidential library to burnish his image is far more serious, with the ex-president and his surrogates still promoting the idea that his electoral loss was somehow fraudulent. That creates an ongoing uncertainty in American public life, which Trump and even more unscrupulous actors will use to further division, inflame tension, exacerbate racism and delegitimize the American democratic system.

Moreover, Kennicott argues, even if Trump were to build a presidential library, he does not have the skill (despite decades of success as a developer) to build one:

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: bidenvoters; districtofcolumbia; jeffbezos; library; nediabias; philipkennicott; trump; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
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1 posted on 01/30/2021 4:16:33 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: lowbridge

Congress really has no power to keep trump from building his own library but glad this guy lives in fantasyland


2 posted on 01/30/2021 4:20:10 PM PST by Lod881019
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To: lowbridge

Hiding the truth, what more could we expect of them.


3 posted on 01/30/2021 4:20:29 PM PST by Bikkuri (If you're conservative, you're an "extremist." If you're liberal, you're an "activist.")
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To: lowbridge

Kennicott argued further that Trump might use a presidential library to tout his successes, which should not be allowed:


Has there ever been a presidential library which didn’t tout the successes of that president, and downplay/diminish failures of that president??? What the heck???


4 posted on 01/30/2021 4:20:57 PM PST by Dilbert San Diego
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To: lowbridge

Clinton has a library.

And he actually committed an impeachable act. (Perjury in a workplace sexual harassment case where he was the defendant.)

Trump’s only “crime” is that he put American interests ahead of globalism.


5 posted on 01/30/2021 4:21:45 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: lowbridge

TRULY SICK HUMAN DEBRIS


6 posted on 01/30/2021 4:23:40 PM PST by Democrat = party of treason
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To: lowbridge

Blatant biased bigotry begets blasts if they aren’t careful. One side winning everything all the time and bullying the losers can’t go on forever. Even the NY Yankee baseball dynasty finally ended.

They should consider the Trump Library a harmless place for people who already went to the Ryland, Dollywood and Graceland, got their overalls washed at the laundromat and packed up the car to head for the Trump place. If the Hampton cocktail party set doesn’t want to indulge then they can stay at the mansion.


7 posted on 01/30/2021 4:24:26 PM PST by frank ballenger (End vote fraud, harvesting,non-citizen voting & leftist media news censorship or we are finished.)
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To: lowbridge

You know what? Screw you, WaPo. Crawl back up Obama’s backside for the duration and don’t worry about Trump.


8 posted on 01/30/2021 4:25:01 PM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: lowbridge

Good little nazi...erase history


9 posted on 01/30/2021 4:25:16 PM PST by goodnesswins (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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To: lowbridge

These yahoos are every bit as pitiful as the Egyptians that wiped out each others history.


10 posted on 01/30/2021 4:25:52 PM PST by Dogbert41 (Proud member of the Poor Boy Gang. )
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To: lowbridge
Bezos, His Presidential Library should be the tallest building in America. 2000 feet tall with his name on the Pinnicle.
11 posted on 01/30/2021 4:26:30 PM PST by Shady (WHO MURDERED ASHLI BABBITT? )
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To: lowbridge

Yes, the leftist trash in this country continue to prove how insane they really are.


12 posted on 01/30/2021 4:27:16 PM PST by Colo9250 (Name the rat that assassinated Ashli Babbitt now! )
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To: Bikkuri

This regime is occupying the WhiteHut. That is what they wanted, so WHY are they STILL SO AFRAID OF TRUMP???


13 posted on 01/30/2021 4:27:57 PM PST by doc maverick (The )
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To: lowbridge

NO statues, no photographs, no nuthin. In fact the number 45 must be banned and replaced by a large black rectangle and all words beginning with the letters T-R-U must be removed from the dictionary.


14 posted on 01/30/2021 4:30:28 PM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan. )
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To: lowbridge

The paper, whose motto is “Democracy dies in darkness,”

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The paper, whose GOAL is “Democracy dies in darkness,”

Fixed it.


15 posted on 01/30/2021 4:31:52 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Trump is a deposed Pres. in exile. America is truly a banana republic. Our govt. has been overthrown)
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To: lowbridge

Not only will there be a Trump Presidential Library, it will be the best of ALL presidential libraries because Trump is a world class builder.


16 posted on 01/30/2021 4:33:06 PM PST by libh8er
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To: lowbridge

Yeah?

I have a question. How’s that Obama Lie Barry working out?

Is it built yet?


17 posted on 01/30/2021 4:34:10 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Trump is a deposed Pres. in exile. America is truly a banana republic. Our govt. has been overthrown)
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To: lowbridge

To the leftist losers insist ‘Trump must be punished’ because they’re STILL angry he caused their monetary investment losses on hopes of a Hillary win. They want payback by destroying him.


18 posted on 01/30/2021 4:35:06 PM PST by caww (“For the people” and “For the children” - signals we're about to be scammed)
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To: lowbridge

The Left remains Scared __itless about President Trump, his MAGA agenda and the 75+ MILLION Americans that support him.


19 posted on 01/30/2021 4:35:35 PM PST by ocrp1982 ( Long before the Wuhan Virus )
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To: lowbridge

How about one million patriots evict the staff of the Washington Post and convert the building into a Presidetial Library for Donald Trump.


20 posted on 01/30/2021 4:36:55 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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