There’s something increasingly strange about Donald Trump ’s ongoing — indeed, intensifying — campaign to demand the sunniest possible view of American history from any institution he can influence or control. He made this an official priority in a March 27 executive order .

“It is the policy of my Administration to restore Federal sites dedicated to history, including parks and museums, to solemn and uplifting public monuments that remind Americans of our extraordinary heritage, consistent progress toward becoming a more perfect Union, and unmatched record of advancing liberty, prosperity, and human flourishing,” the order read.

Trump went on to say Washington, D.C., museumgoers must not be “subjected to ideological indoctrination or divisive narratives that distort our shared his

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