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Congressman exposed true foolishness of Smithsonian — and America’s woke ‘reckoning’ —  with one hilarious question

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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.

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“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........

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