‘Freedom Trucks’: a tour of Trump’s skewed tribute to American history – on 18 wheels

‘Freedom Trucks’: a tour of Trump’s skewed tribute to American history – on 18 wheels

Ahead of the US’s 250th birthday, the president has launched six mobile museums that celebrate a white, Christian rewriting of the nation’s storyGeorge Washington greets you as you enter the truck. The great man, dressed elegantly in a black velvet coat and white cravat, stares out from the 1796 Lansdowne portrait, the lifesize image of America’s first president painted during his final year in office.As you step towards the painting, something strange happens. Washington’s outstretched arm begi...

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