Trump CRUSHED as His DESTRUCTIVE Impulse SCREWS HIM!!!

The executive order is framed as an attempt by Trump to undo critical views of American history, such as the Smithsonian's portrayal of slavery, and replace them with a 'trickly 1940s/50s view.' The hosts argue it's a power grab to assert executive control over institutions like the National Archives, aiming to dictate how history is written both in the long and short term.

The executive order 14253, entitled 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,' is described as an effort to combat 'unamerican rewriting of American history that's much too critical.' It seeks to replace 'intelligent view of American history' with a 'trickly 1940s 1950s view' and is a 'power grab' over institutions that 'gather history' and 'become the material from which history is going to be written.'

Trump installed a series of 50+ plaques in the White House West Colonnade, which is described as a 'horror show' of history. These plaques either omit key historical facts or insert Trump into narratives, making all of American presidential history appear as a prelude to his own ascension. Notably, more space is dedicated to the first year of his 'second term' than to the administrations of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln combined, and it includes 'Trumpian mad libs' of conspiracy theories and insults against political opponents.

The 'West Colonade White House presidential walk of fame' consists of '50 odd plaqua cons' that are 'a horror show' and frame all of American presidential history as 'a kind of prelude to the ascension of Donald Trump.' It gives 'more space... to the first year of his second term than there is to the administrations of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln combined.' It includes 'Trumpian mad libs of conspiracy theories and pieces of insults,' such as 'sleepy Joe Biden' and attacks on Obama's Iran nuclear deal.

The discussion introduces Spencer Clark, a Civil War-era Bureau of Printing and Engraving official who controversially placed his own picture on the most widely used 5-cent fractional note. This act of self-glorification led to the 'Fayer amendment,' a law still on the books, which dictates that no living person shall appear on American currency. This law directly prohibits the proposed idea of putting Donald Trump's picture on a new $250 bill.

Spencer Morton Clark, an official at the Bureau of Printing and Engraving during the Civil War, 'found a way... to get his own picture... on the note itself,' specifically the '5-cent fractional note,' which was the 'most used note of all.' This led to a 'big Jew and cry' and an 'amendment to an appropriations bill... dictated that no living person shall appear on American currency.' The proposed $250 bill with Trump's picture is 'flagrantly in a violation of the Amendment, which is still on the books.'

Trump's 'Garden of Heroes' is envisioned as a collection of 250 statues of American heroes, but only 245 names are listed, implying the remaining five slots are for Trump and his close associates. The selection of heroes is described as idiosyncratic, notably including Edward R. Murrow (an ironic choice given Trump's stance on journalists) and Alex Trebek, the Canadian game show host, who is listed as a journalist.

The 'garden of heroes' is an 'idiosyncratic' idea for '250 of these statues.' However, 'there are only 245 names listed,' leading to speculation about the remaining five. It includes 'only two journalists,' Edward R. Murrow and 'Alex Tbeck, the host of Jeopardy,' who is 'not a journalist' and 'was Canadian.'

The hosts argue that Trump embodies a developer's mindset where anything obstructing his vision is 'old history that deserves to be destroyed.' This perspective sees 'rubble as a sign that things are looking up,' reflecting a disregard for established historical and architectural heritage. This is exemplified by the historical destruction of the original Pennsylvania Station to build Madison Square Garden, an act of 'civic vandalism.'

Trump's 'demolition derby in Washington actually is his idea of progress.' For 'most developers,' anything in their way 'has to be destroyed.' 'Through a developer, rubble is a sign that things are looking up.' This is compared to the destruction of 'Pennsylvania Station' in 1963 to build Madison Square Garden, which was 'a great act of civic vandalism.'