National Archives Apologizes for Altering Image Critical of Donald Trump From 2017 Women’s March
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The National Archives in Washington, D.C., acknowledged altering a photo depicting the 2017 Women’s March on display in an elevator lobby at the museum, but said in a statement Saturday that they “made a mistake” and will be replacing the altered image “as soon as possible.” “We have removed the current display and will replace it as soon as possible with one that uses the unaltered image,” the Archives said in a tweet. “We apologize, and will immediately start a thorough review of our exhibit policies and procedures so that this does not happen again.”
The Archives came under fire after a spokesperson admitted in a statement on Friday to blurring out the word “Trump” on a “God Hates Trump” poster and removing the president’s name from another poster that reads, “Trump & GOP—Hands Off Women” that are visible in the image. The Archives also removed the words “vagina” and “pussy” from signs that read, “If my vagina could shoot bullets, it’d be less REGULATED” and “This Pussy Grabs Back.” Archives spokeswoman Miriam Kleiman wrote in the Friday statement, “As a non-partisan, non-political federal agency, we blurred references to the President’s name on some posters, so as not to engage in current political controversy.”