CNN Host Drops Video Receipt on Trump After ‘Slavery’ Rant — From ‘Woke’ History Lover Donald Trump

CNN host and legal analyst Laura Coates dropped a video receipt on President Donald Trump after he complained about “woke” history on “how bad slavery was” — a clip straight from the mouth of Trump 45.

Trump ranted Tuesday that “The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE.’ The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been.”

He went on to write:

Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future. We are not going to allow this to happen, and I have instructed my attorneys to go through the Museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universities where tremendous progress has been made. This Country cannot be WOKE, because WOKE IS BROKE. We have the “HOTTEST” Country in the World, and we want people to talk about it, including in our Museums.

On Tuesday night’s edition of CNN’s Laura Coates Live, Coates opened her show by making the case for museums like the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture — with a little help from Trump and his speech after he visited the museum in 2017:

One of the eight Smithsonian museums that Trump has referenced and is reviewing is, surprise, surprise, the National Museum of African American History and Culture. And yes, it goes into the unvarnished truth of slavery in America, the brutal reality that millions endured and the impact that still felt today.

But the museum, if you actually go to it rather than just talk about it and see it on paper from a Truth Social post, it doesn’t only focus on suffering. It is about resilience and achievement and celebration, umbrella, history.

Take this sports exhibition that highlights the achievements of greats like Muhammad Ali and Jim Brown, Olympic uniforms from Gabby Douglas and Carl Lewis, or double victory honoring African Americans who served in the United States Military, the Airmen, to Purple Hearts, and more. There are musical crossroads celebrating Black influence on everything from jazz, an American-made form of music, all the way through hip-hop. And yes, it includes Louis Armstrong’s trumpet. How about “Spirit in the Dark?” It’s about how religion is essential to the story of Black America.

Well, that’s woke. Then maybe woke just means telling the whole story because every exhibition that I just mentioned showcases exactly what Trump says that he wants: Success, brightness, a look toward the future.

And Trump, well, he should know that because the museum is what he visited in 2017 during his first term.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: This museum is a beautiful tribute to so many American heroes. It’s amazing to see. I went to — we did a pretty comprehensive tour, but not comprehensive enough. So, Lonnie, I’ll be back. I told you that. Because I could stay here for a lot longer, believe me. It’s — it’s really incredible. This tour was a meaningful reminder of why we have to fight bigotry, intolerance, and hatred in all of its very ugly forms.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

COATES: You hear that? A meaningful — the museum is a meaningful reminder to fight bigotry, intolerance, and hatred in all of its ugly — very ugly forms. Couldn’t have said it better myself, Mr. President. This post feels like he’s driving around, looking for a problem with no particular place to go. Kind like he was in Chuck Berry’s red Cadillac which, by the way, is also on display there.

Watch above via CNN’s Laura Coates Live.