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Miles Archer

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Wed Feb 18, 2026, 05:08 PM Yesterday

Trump CELEBRATES Black History Month by APPEALING judge's ruling to restore museum slavery exhibit

On Monday, a Bush-appointed judge ordered the administration to restore the exhibit, invoking the dystopian world of George Orwell’s novel “1984”—which deals with themes of oppression and government control—as part of her rebuke.

The exhibit had been removed from the Independence National Historical Park as part of a broader review of federally supported historical programming.

But critics were outraged by the move, including Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who accused the White House of “whitewashing history.”

Now, two days after the judge’s ruling, the administration has lodged an appeal, just as Trump was preparing to host a White House event to talk up his achievements with black voters.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-marks-black-history-month-with-slave-demand/

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