CNN political commentator Scott Jennings on Tuesday’s “NewsNight” reacted to news that President Donald Trump’s White House had ordered a review of exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution museums.

ABBY PHILLIP, CNN HOST: One of the things about Trump is that he forces people to think about politics in areas that they’ve never thought about politics before. Most Americans never thought that the President of the United States would have their hand in Smithsonian exhibits, and he is doing that right now, and I can’t think of a single good reason why. SCOTT JENNINGS, CNN COMMENTATOR: 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 seemed to be angriest about the Smithsonian review were cheering that on. So I agree with you. Occasionally, parts of our society do look into… REP. MAXWELL FROST (D-FL): They put those statues in museums. JENNINGS: No, they didn’t. They didn’t look like they were putting them in museums when they were tying ropes around them and dragging them down. You may be misremembering how it happened, but that’s what happened. FROST: I’m not here to justify people tearing things down and this and that.

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