Conservative CNN contributor Scott Jennings recently called out Democrats and his fellow co-panelists for complaining about President Trump’s auditing of the Smithsonian Museums.
The narrative on the left is that Trump is somehow trying to rewrite history, but as Jennings points out, just a few years ago, mobs of leftists were tearing down statues and Democrats said nothing or in some cases actually cheered for that behavior.
Democrats in New York even removed a statue of Thomas Jefferson from the City Council Chamber in 2021. Talk about erasing history.
FOX News reports:
CNN’s Jennings says same critics of Trump’s Smithsonian review were cheering destruction of monuments in 2020
CNN commentator Scott Jennings called out those panicking about the White House reviewing Smithsonian museum content — arguing those same critics cheered the destruction of monuments during the early 2020’s.
The Trump administration is scrutinizing the Smithsonian Institution ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebration next year, requiring specific national museums and affiliated exhibits to “reflect the unity, progress, and enduring values that define the American story.” The largely federally funded museum has been scrutinized in recent years for politically charged materials, such as criticizing “White dominant culture.”…
“This is very Russia-coded,” commentator S.E. Cupp argued, comparing this review to Russian overhauls of Ukrainian museums. She was later pressed on whether monuments depicting Italian explorer Christopher Columbus should be taken down and replied, “Well I’m Italian, I’m proud of Columbus.”
“Yeah, the last time we sort of talked about the changing of historical exhibits was when all these angry mobs all over the country tore down historical statues all over the place, and the people who seem to be angriest about the Smithsonian review were cheering that on,” Jennings argued.
Watch the video:
⚔️Republican strategist @ScottJenningsKY reminds Maxwell Frost about what happened to a lot of statues during and after the 2020 riots. @DailyCaller ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/tpvKQ1Kbw0
— Harold Hutchison (@HaroldHutchison) August 13, 2025
Jennings is right, of course. Democrats have no leg to stand on in this argument.