Topline One day before the first celebration of Juneteenth as a nationally recognized federal holiday, former President Donald Trump tore into President Joe Biden for embracing “critical race theory”—a loosely defined academic framework that’s become the newest front in the culture wars—and went as far as to claim teaching the theory verges on “psychological abuse.” WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 28: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office before signing an … [+] executive order related to regulating social media on May 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Trump’s executive order could lead to attempts to punish companies such as Twitter and Google for attempting to point out factual inconsistencies in social media posts by politicians. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts “Students are being subjected to a new curriculum designed to brainwash them,” Trump claimed in an op-ed published on RealClearPolitics’ website, calling critical race theory “twisted” and “completely antithetical to everything that normal Americans of any color would wish to teach their children.” In reality, few American classrooms teach “critical race theory” as it was originally conceived, but that hasn’t stopped Republicans, including Trump, from using it as a catc… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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Trump Says Critical Race Theory Borders On ‘Psychological Abuse’
