It’s been 159 years since slavery was legally abolished in the US, and yet, in 2025, discussing the history of slavery has seemingly become too “woke” for the MAGA crowd. 
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During a recent CNN panel discussion, MAGA-supporting celebrity Jillian Michaels shocked her colleagues after she argued that slavery shouldn’t be blamed on “just one race,” — meaning white Americans.
Michaels: You cannot tie imperialism and racism and slavery to just one race, which is pretty much what every single exhibit does… Only less than 2% of white Americans own slaves. You realize that slavery is thousands of years old?
Phillip: I’m very surprised you are trying to… pic.twitter.com/KOe9rSAcTV
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 14, 2025
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Well, President Donald Trump recently took to Truth Social to argue a similar point, criticizing American museums that discuss “how bad slavery was,” calling them “woke” and “out of control.” 
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He wrote that he’s instructed his attorneys to “go through the museums” and make changes to reflect “success” and “brightness.” 
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Here’s the full post. 
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The now-viral post has been seen by over 10.2 million people and received thousands of comments criticizing Trump for his rhetoric.
One person called Trump “out of his damn mind,” and advocated for the history of slavery to be taught “again and again.” 
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Another person described Trump’s post as “pro slavery rhetoric.” 
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While this person called the president “fragile” for feeling attacked by teaching slavery. 
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Representative Jim McGovern advised Trump to “spend more time in a museum.” 
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And Gov. Gavin Newsom accused Trump of trying to “erase” slavery… 
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And finally, this person asked: “Why do the same people who want to erase the history of slavery insist on preserving the Confederate flag and generals?” 
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