“The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our country is, how bad slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden has been. Nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.” —President Donald Trump on Truth Social, emphasis added.

We politely beg to differ, and offer an extremely brief list of displays that demonstrate America’s exceptionalism and astounding success.

The 1903 Wright Flyer, built by two brothers born in Ohio who, working on bicycles, came to believe the instabilities of human flight could be overcome, then did it.

The command module from the Apollo 11 mission, the first landing of man on the moon, an endeavor that remains quintessential proof of America’s ability to get things done. It’s been 56 years, an

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