President Donald Trump was roasted online Tuesday after he bemoaned that museums only show the negatives of slavery.
Trump attacked "woke" museums for addressing the troubling history of the United States, particularly the kidnapping of people of color from Africa, their forced labor, and the torture and rape they endured.
"Trump thinks we've done enough remembering about how bad slavery was. If you've doubted his racism and inhumanity - you can stop doubting now," wrote former host Keith Olbermann on X.
"Slavery was very, very, very bad, and I hope that view continues to be reflected in our national museums," said deputy opinion editor James Hohmann at the Washington Post.
"Why doesn't the Smithsonian talk more about how (sic) the upsides of slavery?" mimicked journalist Aaron Rupar.
"Trump wants to cover up slavery like it’s in the Epstein files," former campaign reporter and White House correspondent Sam Youngman.
Legal analyst and Substacker Aaron Parnas questioned Trump's demand that museums talk about "the Future."
"Also, why would museums talk about the future?" Parnas questioned.
The group Republicans Against Trump called the claim "Insane."
"So now he wants to force them to discuss how 'good' slavery was?" questioned ex-Republican Rep. Joe Walsh (IL).
Professor of human rights law Steve Peers mocked, "MAKE SLAVERY GREAT AGAIN!"
"Dear Democrats, the president of the United States being pro slavery is a 'kitchen table issue' to this Black man," said reporter Oliver Willis.
Others linked Trump's comments to Jeffrey Epstein's "sex slavery," alleging that Trump was a supporter of it while he was palling around with the man.