Order on museums sparks debate about history, patriotism |

Ernest, a lifelong Washington D.C. resident, stood on The National Mall on March 28 with Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture's distinctive shape, inspired by African motifs, in the background.

The vendor, who declined to give his last name, said he saw President Donald Trump's recent executive order aimed at restricting programming he deemed anti-American at federally funded museums and cultural institutions as an attack on the American value of respect for diverse opinions.

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