Stelter: ‘I’d Be Worried About the Black Lives Matter Exhibit’ in Smithsonian Now That It’s Under Trump Admin’s Review

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STELTER: “I think if I were the visual arts curator at the National Museum of African-American History today, I'd be on pins and needles. I'd be wondering how aggressive is this review going to be. I'd be worried about the Black Lives Matter exhibit that exists at that museum. I'd be worried about some of the artwork at some of these museums. So I think it's important to underscore the Smithsonian is not actually a part of the executive branch. It was created by Congress. It's funded by Congress. So this may be yet another one of those standoffs or at least tug-of-war situations between different parts of the government. And so far we've seen the Trump White House be very aggressive and win many of those battles. What will the Smithsonian do? How constructive will they actually work with the White House? How open will they be with the White House aides? I'm very curious to find out and I think many of the millions of people who love these museums are going to be curious as well.”