Smithsonian spokeswoman: There Are NO plans for Trump to visit the African American History Museum

[highplainsdem]

https://www.buzzfeed.com/salvadorhernandez/trump-museum-plans

Actually, There Are No Plans For Trump To Visit The Smithsonian African American History Museum On MLK Day


Despite reports, there are no plans for Donald Trump to visit the Smithsonian African American History Museum on Martin Luther King Day, a spokeswoman for the venue told BuzzFeed News on Saturday.

ABC News, citing senior level transition team members, reported that Trump was planning to visit the museum amid widespread criticism of the president-elect for his Twitter attack on respected congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.

But Smithsonian spokeswoman Linda St. Thomas told BuzzFeed News Saturday that while someone from Trump’s had been in touch with the museum at one point, “I just know that there isn’t a visit.”

“I think the transition team, there was a question about a visit, but it wasn’t set,” she said.

Trump’s transition team did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News’ request for comment.

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Wondering if the Trump team was asking that the museum be closed to everyone else for Trump's visit, as when Trump wanted to visit the civil rights museum in Greensboro NC last fall:

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/297700-civil-rights-museum-denies-trump-visit-request

[highplainsdem]

1. Kicking after editing the subject line to make it clearer

[Glimmer of Hope]

2. He will continue attacking a civil rights icon instead. What else?

[uponit7771]

5. +1

[BumRushDaShow]

3. And... another lie debunked!

[bettyellen]

4. LOL he'd actually be stupid enough to ask them to close for him on MLk day...

When people put in for tickets months in advance traveling far.

He does not want to risk going there if there's actual visitors...

[central scrutinizer]

6. Someone told him there were pictures of John Lewis in there

Thought it might rile the white supremacists

[erpowers]

7. Have A Sit Down With John Lewis

Instead of going to the Smithsonian African-American History Museum Donald Trump should first apologize to John Lewis then he should have a sit down with Lewis to discuss Lewis' life.

[Initech]

8. But that would require him to be, you know, presidential.

And do you really expect that from Twitler at this point?

[erpowers]

10. Not Really n/t

[Generic Brad]

9. It's only within 2 or 3 blocks of the White House

That must be so inconvenient for a lazy, self serving asshole.

[mdbl]

11. Trumps transition team did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News request for comment.

don't they know to look on Twitter?