Historians alarmed as Trump seeks to rewrite US story for 250th anniversary

<p>Ignorance no barrier as president begins to put out approved version of history that ignores American failures</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>, it could be said, takes a breezy, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Cooke">Sam Cooke</a> style approach to history.</p><p>Like the legendary “king of soul” in his 1960 hit <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4GLAKEjU4w">Wonderful World</a>, the US president has admitted to not knowing much about historical events or figures of the past – even when faced with authorities on the subject.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/04/trump-us-250th-anniversary">Continue reading...</a>