Trump can't re-write history? What a shock. Jesse is RIP
A federal judge in Philadelphia on Feb. 16 issued a stern rebuke of the Trump Administration's desire "to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts."
The administration does not control historical facts, U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe ruled.
The dismantling of displays at President's House in Philadelphia is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration aimed at "ending DEI programs and gender ideology extremism" and "restoring truth and sanity to American history." A year ago, references to transgender people were scrubbed from Stonewall National Monument's website and earlier this month, a Pride flag was removed from that site. Other signage at national sites relating to Native Americans' displacement and climate change have come under scrutiny as well.
Citing George Orwell's famous novel "1984" and its fictional state's motto that "ignorance is strength," Judge Rufe sided with the City of Philadelphia, Washington's home in the early days of his presidency.
The administration does not control historical facts, U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe ruled.
The dismantling of displays at President's House in Philadelphia is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration aimed at "ending DEI programs and gender ideology extremism" and "restoring truth and sanity to American history." A year ago, references to transgender people were scrubbed from Stonewall National Monument's website and earlier this month, a Pride flag was removed from that site. Other signage at national sites relating to Native Americans' displacement and climate change have come under scrutiny as well.
Citing George Orwell's famous novel "1984" and its fictional state's motto that "ignorance is strength," Judge Rufe sided with the City of Philadelphia, Washington's home in the early days of his presidency.
--USA Today, 2/17/26
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