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President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the National Park Service to install temporary signage near the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, warning of what the administration views as “inaccurate information” presented in the institution’s exhibits.
The executive order demands that NPS, which controls the sidewalks outside of several Smithsonian museums along the National Mall, installs signs promoting a White House report that denigrated exhibits at the National Museum of American History.
The order says the signage “shall notify visitors that the Museum exhibits should be renovated consistent with the findings” in the report and directs them to “locations and resources for accurate information” about the country’s history.
It does not describe what those alternate resources should be.
The report, published July 4 by the White House Domestic Policy Council, accused the Smithsonian of advancing “radical,” left-wing ideologies at the museum and “an extreme political activism that seeks to transform our country.”
President Donald Trump suggested that basketball superstar LeBron James might be “a racist,” telling reporters Friday that “I only like people that like me.”
Trump was asked about James’ decision to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers and whether he thought James was a better player than NBA legend Michael Jordan.
“Well, Michael Jordan’s a guy that’s a friend of mine,” Trump said. “I think LeBron is, maybe he’s a racist, but maybe he doesn’t like Trump. I don’t know, but I only like people that like me, so I would say Michael Jordan all the way.”
The remarks represented the latest salvo in a long-running war of words between the president and James, who earlier on Friday announced he would return for a record 24th year in the NBA rather than retire.
James endorsed Hillary Clinton in her 2016 run against Trump, writing at the time that “we need a president who brings us together and keeps us unified.” After Trump won that election, the two clashed more directly over the president’s decision to rescind a White House invite to the Golden State Warriors following their championship win.
“U bum,” James posted on social media in September 2017. “Going to the White House was a great honor until you showed up!”
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as wildfires burn across France, prompting President Emmanuel Macron to request firefighting assistance from other European Union countries.
