Congressman exposed true foolishness of Smithsonian and Americas woke reckoning with one hilarious question

During a Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday, Rep.Brandon Gill and his Republican colleagues skillfully exposed much of the institutional woke rot embedded in the nooks and crannies of the Smithsonian.In a particularly revelatory exchange with National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig — there to defend what the White House Domestic Policy Council called the Smithsonian’s “radical, activist ideology” — Gill posed a simple question that could be answered by kindergarten students everywhere.“Is it important to be polite?” the Texan asked Hartig.“Yes, sir,” she answered.Then, in deadpan style, Gill went in for the kill.“It’s also interesting because the same MASS Action Toolkit that your organization has been promoting references politeness as a defining characteristic of ‘White Supremacy Culture,'” Gill said.

“Ma’am, are you a white supremacist?”Hartig declared that she was not.“Can you help me square why your organization says that being polite is part of being a white supremacist?” Gill continued.The MASS — or “Museums as Site for Social Action” — Toolkit was created by museum professionals around 2017 to turn their workplaces into hubs of activism.The Smithsonian staff promoted it as part of their DEI initiatives.Hartig tried to deflect by noting that her staff didn’t write it.

But the damage was done.She had allowed it.Unlike many colleagues on both sides of the aisle, Gill isn’t high on theatrics.

The 32-year-old politician simply reminds far lefties of their own words or the policies their organizations have promoted.To say it’s effective would be an understatement.He did the same in 2025 with NPR CEO Katherine Maher, reading aloud her insane tweets about the case for reparations and other anti-racism thought bombs from 2020.Maher squirmed in her seat, insisting that “much of my thinking has evolved over the last half decade.” All of these moments travel far and wide on the internet because they...