Twenty-two-year-old entrepreneur Emil Barr is sparking a generational debate: is financial freedom by age 30 worth sacrificing sleep, health and friendships?The Step Up Social founder who says he built two companies valued at over $20 million says yes, telling "Fox & Friends" that "extraordinary sacrifice" is the price of "extraordinary achievement.""[Being successful required] a lot of sacrifice, and it wasn't easy and that's not necessarily something everyone wants to hear," he said Thursday.NEW STUDY REVEALS THREATS TO THE CLASS OF 2025. FIXING THEM SHOULD BE JOB NO. 1 FOR AMERICA"I saw folks like Elon [Musk] that slept on factory floors to build Tesla and people like Kobe Bryant that trained at 4 a.m., even in the off-season, so I made those same decisions to grow my business."Barr doubled down on that message in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Monday, insisting that "work-life balance will keep you mediocre."In the piece, he revealed he had "eliminated work-life balance entirely" and "just worked" to make his dreams come true.CODIE SANCHEZ SAYS MONEY IS THE SWORD OF THE 21ST CENTURY. SHE WANTS TO ARM MORE AMERICANS"When you front-load success early, you buy the luxury of choice for the rest of your life," he wrote.Reactions have been mixed. Barr told host Ainsley Earhardt that some scoffed at his sacrifices, calling them "corporate Karens." But others, from fellow young entrepreneurs to billionaires whove quietly reached out, applauded his message as long overdue."I don't think that we can be, as a generation, Gen Z, the same generation that argues for the four-day work week and then turns around and criticizes the cost of living crisis," he said."We live in the richest country in the world with the highest ever historical income per capita, so there's never been more opportunity to actually become financially free by your early 20s. You just have to be prepared to make sacrifices to get there."

Nearly 90 percent of respondents to a study on two college campuses said they'd pretended to be more progressive than they really were to increase their odds of social or academic success.Researchers Forest Romm and Kevin Waldman published an opinion piece for The Hill headlined, "Performative virtue-signaling has become a threat to higher ed" about how students have had to adapt to the left-wing climate of campuses to the point where they effectively camouflage against the liberal herd. Their study, done between 2023 and 2025, conducted 1,452 confidential interviews with undergraduates at both Northwestern University and the University of Michigan.A resounding 88 percent of respondents replied "yes" to the question, "Have you ever pretended to hold more progressive views than you truly endorse to succeed socially or academically?""These students were not cynical, but adaptive," the researchers said. "In a campus environment where grades, leadership, and peer belonging often hinge on fluency in performative morality, young adults quickly learn to rehearse what is safe."UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, LAW JOURNAL SUED FOR ALLEGEDLY DISCRIMINATING AGAINST STRAIGHT WHITE MALESThe researchers argued that many young adults are having to compartmentalize their personalities, with one public-facing persona that adheres to public orthodoxy, and the truer hidden self that questions these dogmas in private to reduce social risk. This aversion to social risk tends to orbit around a key set of issues."Seventy-eight percent of students told us they self-censor on their beliefs surrounding gender identity; 72 percent on politics; 68 percent on family values. More than 80 percent said they had submitted classwork that misrepresented their views in order to align with professors," the researchers said. "For many, this has become second nature an instinct for academic and professional self-preservation."They also found only seven percent of respondents embraced the idea of "gender as a broad spectrum," with the vast majority (87 percent) supporting a binary model.CONSERVATIVE, LIBERAL SCHOLARS UNITE AGAINST 'WOKENESS' IN NEW MANIFESTOThey also purportedly found that "77 percent said they disagreed with the idea that gender identity should override biological sex in such domains as sports, healthcare, or public data but would never voice that disagreement aloud."Such dissonance between public persona and private belief extends well beyond academia, however, as these same young people grow wary of expressing themselves even in their personal lives."Seventy-three percent of students reported mistrust in conversations about these values with close friends. Nearly half said they routinely conceal beliefs in intimate relationships for fear of ideological fallout," the researchers said. "This is not simply peer pressure it is identity regulation at scale, and it is being institutionalized."The researchers faulted "the faculty, administrators, and institutional leaders who built a system that rewards moral theater while punishing inquiry."Fox News Digital reached out to Northwestern University and the University of Michigan for comment.

Idaho State Police have released hundreds of photos from their investigation into the University of Idaho student murders and their perpetrator, Bryan Kohberger including images that show the former criminology Ph.D. student's infamous white Hyundai Elantra after it was seized from his parents' driveway in Pennsylvania.While the exterior appears to be filthy, images from inside appear to show a white substance covering the steering wheel, dashboard, center console and other parts of the interior.Experts say it could be soap or bleach if Kohberger attempted to clean up evidence from inside the vehicle or residue left over from fingerprinting or other crime lab testing.IDAHO POLICE CHIEF REVEALS NEW DETAILS ABOUT BRYAN KOHBERGER STUDENT MURDER INVESTIGATION"The Locards Exchange Principle, the theory of transfer between objects, is something that every criminal justice student knows about," Joseph Giacalone, a former NYPD cold case investigator and a criminal justice professor at Penn State Lehigh Valley, told Fox News Digital. "I find it difficult to believe that Kohberger wouldnt have prepared his vehicle ahead of time to minimize the chance of it. I dont care if he was wearing a suit of armor, he would have had evidence on his outermost garments."Since the photos were taken after the driver's seat and door panel were removed, the substance could also have been left by investigators. If police didn't put it there, the crime lab would have tested the substance to be sure, he said.State police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.IDAHO MURDER DOCUMENTS REVEAL VICTIM'S STALKING FEARS AND KOHBERGER'S 'INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR' AT SCHOOL"The only thing is, why would you be dusting fingerprints in his car?" asked Carlos Pantoja, a former NYPD crime scene investigator. "I could see for blood, yes, we would swab a car for DNA."Investigators ultimately did not find DNA from any of the victims inside the vehicle, according to previously released court documents.Another blue substance photographed inside the house appears to be Amino Black, he said, which police use to find fingerprints and blood without damaging underlying DNA.INSIDE THE HORROR: IDAHO FOUR CRIME SCENE PHOTOS REVEAL BLOODY AFTERMATH OF ATTACKOther images include scenes from inside and outside the crime scene at 1122 King Road, which was a six-bedroom, off-campus rental house. It was torn down.Kohberger killed four people inside: 21-year-old best friends Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, and 20-year-olds Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, who were dating.The state police photos show a typical off-campus residence albeit a little on the unkempt side, with cases of alcohol littering the common areas, a folding table set up for beer pong, and empty cans on the floor.On the floor next to the table is a med kit, left by someone from the Moscow Police Department.BRYAN KOHBERGER PLEADED GUILTY TO IDAHO STUDENT MURDERS, BUT THESE KEY QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWEREDThe murders happened around 4 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022 shortly before the Thanksgiving break and hours after the roommates came home from nights spent drinking heavily with friends.Hand prints on the windows were not connected to the case, authorities said previously.On top of the microwave is a half-eaten box of fries from Jack in the Box. Nearby is a bag from a delivery order addressed to "Xana."In the living room, next to a wall covered in string lights, there's a flag on the wall that says "Saturdays are for the girls."The photos do not show rooms where the murders took place. Mogen's mom and both of Chapin's parents have asked a judge to block the release of images from inside the bedrooms, and the court issued a temporary restraining order.A hearing on the matter scheduled for Thursday has been pushed back to next week.Kohberger is serving four consecutive life prison sentences plus another 10 years at the Idaho Maximum Security Institute, where he has been complaining about the food and alleged harassment from other inmates.Fox News' Jamie Vera contributed to this report.

A mob of up to 20 anti-ICE protesters swarmed and attacked immigration agents outside a San Francisco courthouse on Wednesday, with one keffiyeh-clad agitator allegedly armed with a knife threatening to stab an officer and go after his family, officials said.Adrian Guerrero, a U.S. citizen, slashed the tire of a government vehicle during the clash at the immigration courthouse on 100 Montgomery Street, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).The incident unfolded as ICE agents carried out a removal operation, when protesters surrounded them and physically assaulted four officers, throwing punches and deploying pepper spray.WATCH: ICE AGENTS FIGHT OFF MASKED MOB OUTSIDE BLUE CITY IMMIGRATION COURTStanding within arms length, Guerrero made repeated threats, saying, "Im going to f--- you up," "Im going to go after your family," and "Im going to stab you," according to DHS, citing court filings.At the time of his arrest, the suspect had a knife, orange-tinted goggles and a patterned keffiyeh, a scarf often associated with pro-Palestinian activism.Agents sustained injuries from pepper spray and one officer suffered a jammed finger.Guerrero has been charged with assault on a federal officer and destruction of government property, according to DHS.ICE DISPELS RUMORS ABOUT VIRAL VIDEO SHOWING AGENTS SMASHING WINDOW TO ARREST ILLEGALU.S. Federal Protective Services and San Francisco police responded and helped clear the area, DHS said.DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said ICE agents are facing a 1,000% increase in assaults, calling them "the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens.""These acts of violence are fueled by sanctuary politicians rhetoric vilifying our law enforcement," Noem said."We will not let this violence stop us or slow us down. Every day, our law enforcement continues to enforce the law and arrest the most depraved criminals, including pedophiles, terrorists, murderers, gang members, and sexual predators."CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe Montgomery Street courthouse has been the site of multiple violent clashes between protesters and ICE agents. Last month, video surfaced of similar scuffles outside the court.Protesters have long opposed ICEs practice of detaining individuals at courthouses, criticizing the use of plainclothes officers and unmarked vehicles as tactics that they claim spread fear and reduce accountability.The attack came weeks after violent riots in Los Angeles, where ICE agents were assaulted during courthouse protests part of what DHS says is a sharp nationwide rise in attacks on its officers.

FIRST ON FOX: TheDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed a few of the convicted, violent criminals arrested in Washington D.C. as part of President Donald Trumps crackdown on crime in the nations capital.DHS shared the arrests of five individuals caught in D.C. with Fox News Digital, which includeillegal immigrants convicted of rape, child molestation, assault, and robbery with a deadly weapon."Secretary Noem unleashed the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) to target the worst of the worstincluding gang members, murderers, pedophiles, terrorists, and rapists," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital. "Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, DHS has arrested more than 359,000 illegal aliens and removed more than 332,000."DOJ INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE DC CRIME DATA MANIPULATION AMID TRUMP'S CRACKDOWN ON VIOLENCEDavid Pineda-Medrano, an illegal migrant from Guatemala, was previously convicted of attempted first-degree child sexual abuse and sexual abuse of a minor and assault causing bodily injury.Junior Alexi Medina-Fuentes, an illegal migrant from Honduras, was previously convicted of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon in Texas.Ja Mi, an illegal migrant from Thailand, was previously convicted of second-degree forcible rape in North Carolina.DC HAS MURDER-FREE WEEK AS AG BONDI TOUTS 77 MORE ARRESTS IN FEDERAL TAKEOVERJorge Andres Garcia-Celis, an illegal migrant from Mexico, was previously convicted of molestation of a minor in California.Leonardo Varela-Lopez, a criminal illegal migrant from Mexico, was previously convicted of assault and three counts of driving under the influence in Utah.The quintet of illegal migrants from various countries are just a few of the criminals that ICE and DHS have rounded up in D.C. as President Trump continues his push to crack down oncrime in Washington.TRUMP ADMIN BANS HOMELESS CAMPS IN DC PARKS AMID CRIME CRACKDOWN"The facts are ICE is targeting the worst of the worstincluding murderers,MS-13 gang members, pedophiles, and rapists. 70% of ICE arrests are of criminal illegal aliens who have been convicted or have pending charges in the U.S.that doesnt even include known or suspected terrorists, foreign gang members, convictions for violent crimes in foreign countries, or INTERPOL notices," McLaughlin told Fox.Trump declared a crime emergency on August 11th following several incidents of violent crime in DC, including thebeating of ex-Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer Edward Coristine, nicknamed "Big Balls."President Trump also implied that Chicago, Illinois, could be the next stop on his crime-tackling tour, telling reporters in the Oval Office Friday that "we're going to make our cities very, very safe," the president said. "Chicago's a mess."

The former Republican leader of theNew York City Council explained how Zohran Mamdani could lose the race for mayor, and that the frontrunner candidate "cant do much of what hes promising" even if elected.Joe Borelli, who served more than nine years as a councilman, sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss the standings of the race as sitting mayorEric Adams, former New York governorAndrew Cuomo, and Republican candidateCurtis Sliwaall linger in the field against Mamdani and his openly socialist agenda."The race is not even close to over," Borelli told Fox. "We'll see the first set of polls after Labor Day, sometime around September 10th, September 11th, and that's when you'll really see the race take shape.MEET MAMDANI'S RADICAL ADVISORY CIRCLE THAT INCLUDES COMMUNIST ACTIVIST, ANTI-ISRAEL ADVOCATES"That's when I do think there'll be some pressure for perhaps one or two of the candidates to step aside and support the others," Borelli added.Cuomo, who lost in the Democratic primary upset defeat to Mamdani in June,was reportedly "counting on" President Trump to push GOP voters in New York City to support the former governor.Cuomo's campaigndenied the rumors to Fox News Digital earlier this week.Borelli noted thatPresident Donald Trump convincing Sliwa and Adams to drop out of the race could be beneficial for Cuomo, but that an official endorsement may do more harm than good."Trump could help Cuomo by helping the other two non-Mamdani candidates get out of the race, and that would be impactful," Borelli told Fox. "Unfortunately, though, even as a Trump supporter, I'd have to admit that the president is not particularly popular amongst the voting block of New Yorkers."MAMDANI SIDESTEPS 'COMMUNISM' QUESTION, SAYS HIS CAMPAIGN IS ABOUT 'DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH'As for Mamdanis agenda, the socialist has made lofty campaign promises, saying he wants New York City to provide free childcare, free bus transportation, city-owned grocery stores, and freeze rent prices.Borellis near-decade spent on the city council leads him to believe that many of these promises simply arent possible."Mamdani can't do much of what he's promising unilaterally," Borelli told Fox. "The MTA is not running in the black right now, it's running significantly in the red.NYC VOTERS FLOCK TO SOCIALIST-STYLE FREEBIES AS MAMDANI PUSHES RENT FREEZES, CITY-RUN STORES"[The MTA] always needs more money, so it would be unclear how he could sell the entire MTA board on a program to make buses free when that would cost upwards of one, two, maybe three billion dollars."As for Mamdanis plan to open a city-run grocery store in each of the five boroughs of NYC, sittingNew York governor Kathy Hochul pushed back at the idea at an event in the Hamptons over the weekend.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"I favor free enterprise," Hochul, who is not running for mayor, told the crowd while referencing Mamdani's vision for grocery stores in the city.As the remaining candidates continue to battle while Mamdani leads the pack, the stage is set for an eventful November mayoral election.Fox News Digital reached out to Zohran Mamdani's campaign but did not receive a response.

Two teenagers charged in connection with an attempted carjacking and brutal beating of a former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer earlier this month have been released from youth custody.A 15-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, who were charged with unarmed carjacking days after the attack, have been given lighter restrictions.Since their arrest, the suspects had been held at D.C.s Youth Services Center (YSC), where juveniles are placed in secure detention by court order. According to reports, Judge Kendra D. Briggs, who was nominated by then-President Joe Biden in 2021, ruled that one of the teens would be sent to a youth shelter while the other would be granted home arrest.RADICAL DC OFFICIALS TREATED OFFICERS LIKE CRAP, POLICE LEADER SAYS 7 ATTACKS THAT LED TO TRUMP TAKEOVERWhile the teens are being released from the YSC, they are still subject to curfews, weekly drug tests and electronic monitoring, NBC4 Washington reported.On Aug. 3, Edward Coristine, better known by his nickname, "Big Balls," was assaulted at approximately 3:00 a.m. by a group of teenagers in the citys Logan Circle neighborhood. The teens allegedly attempted to carjack him and a woman, whom police identified as his significant other, according to authorities.Police said Coristine pushed the woman into the vehicle for safety and turned to confront the group. At least several of the teens then attacked him, police said, until officers patrolling nearby intervened. As officers moved toward the group, the teens fled on foot.BLUE CITIES IN TRUMPS CROSSHAIRS AFTER DC POLICE TAKEOVERA photo of a bloodied Coristine went viral, sparking outrage over the citys handling of crime and drawing President Donald Trumps attention. The president slammed D.C., saying crime in the city was "totally out of control.""Local youths and gang members, some only 14, 15, and 16-years-old, are randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released. They are not afraid of Law Enforcement because they know nothing ever happens to them, but its going to happen now!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.Briggs ruling comes amid a heated debate on the handling of crime in D.C. and Trumps crime crackdown.On Aug. 11, the president directed federal law enforcement to increase its presence in the city. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the move, saying that "there will be no safe harbor for violent criminals in D.C."Trump met with law enforcement and National Guard personnel on Thursday and praised them for their work and the "incredible results" of the crackdown. His approach appears to be working, as Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital that there has not been a homicide in the city in more than a week, coinciding with the takeover.While many connected Trumps decision to federalize D.C. to Coristines assault, it was a topic he touched on during his presidential campaign. He spoke about the need to better secure D.C. after the tragic January 2024 murder of Mike Gill, a Republican who worked under the Obama and Trump administrations. Gill was waiting to pick up his wife from work when an armed carjacker opened fire in broad daylight. Gill died three days later.

As California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom advocates for a special election to advance a redistricting map that favors Democrats, some critics are pointing out that he took a very different tone when another special election was called to remove him from office.The Newsom recall vote is estimated to have cost the state and counties $276 million to administer the election, according to an official projection by the California Department of Finance.Meanwhile, the redistricting special election, which will be held on Nov. 4, will cost around $230 million, according to estimates by California Assembly Appropriations Committee Chair Buffy Wicks, a Democrat.Besides this, at the Nov. 4 special election, California voters will decide whether to temporarily suspend the map drawn by the independent commission for a map passed by the legislature. Politico reported that California voters deeply favor the independent redistricting commission previously passed by voters.NEWSOM SIGNS CALIFORNIA CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING BILLS, COUNTERING TRUMP-BACKED PUSH IN TEXASNewsom previously criticized the 2021 recall vote against him as a "waste" of government resources, saying in an official response to the recall effort, "Heres the worst part: Their partisan recall will waste 200 million taxpayer dollars desperately needed for emergency preparedness and response.""The last thing California needs is another wasteful special election, supported by those who demonize Californias people and attack Californias values," the response said.The Los Angeles Times reported Newsom claiming the effort consisted of "a handful of partisan activists supporting President Trump and his dangerous agenda to divide America are trying to overturn the definitive will of California voters and bring Washingtons broken government to California with this recall effort."In a March press conference reported on by ABC 7 News, Newsom again pushed back against the recall vote effort, saying, "Now is not the time to waste hundreds of millions of dollars on a recall effort that is nothing more than a partisan power grab. This is, and forgive me, a Republican-backed recall."CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS UNVEIL REDISTRICTING MAP TO WIPE OUT 5 GOP SEATS, COUNTER TEXAS PLANOther California Democrats now pushing the redistricting vote were equally critical of the recall vote as a waste.Assembly memberMarc Berman, Democrat, previously expressed that "Californians are very frustrated that we just spent $276 million on this recall election that, from the looks of it, certified what voters said three years ago and what voters could have said next year," CalMatters reported.Yet, speaking this week in front of a committee in aheated exchange about the projected cost of the redistricting special election, Berman said, "$250 million looks like couch cushion change."Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-Calif., called the recall vote"a $276 million waste just to reaffirm 2018s results with an election coming in 2022," according to CNN.Now, Mullin has said in a press release that he stands with Newsoms special election push as "Democrats are committed to giving voters the opportunity to counter this move in Texas and restore some balance of power in Washington."DEMOCRATIC PARTY, GAVIN NEWSOM JOIN ONLINE ROASTING OF NEW CRACKER BARREL LOGOIn a statement to Fox News Digital,Jessica Millan Patterson, chair of the conservative group Stop Sacramento's Power Grab, called the redistricting push is an example of Democratic hypocrisy."Gavin Newsom and California Democrats have abandoned any pretense of moral high ground by forcing a wasteful special election that voters don't want," said Patterson."Their blatant hypocrisy at the expense of California taxpayers sends a clear message: grasping for power matters more to them than honest, principled governing," she added.In response, Newsoms office directed Fox News Digital to comments the governor made in a press conference last week in which he said, "Theres no price tag for democracy."Newsom assured county officials worried about the special election costs that the state of California "will be funding it."Fox News Digital reached out to the offices of Berman and Mullin but did not receive a response by the time of publication.

A student from the Sunshine State recently struck gold during an archaeological excavation in Britain over 4,000 miles from home.Yara Souza of Orlando, Florida, discovered the ninth-century golden artifact during an excavation in Redesdale, Northumberland, in July.An archaeology student at Newcastle University, Souza said that she "couldn't believe" she found the artifact during her first excavation too.METAL DETECTORIST'S 'FEELING' LEADS TO MASSIVE ROMAN SETTLEMENT DISCOVERY IN POPULAR TOURIST HOTSPOT"It was actually quite overwhelming. It was amazing to discover something that hasnt been seen for more than 1,000 years," she said in a university release."I was really geeking out over it!"She found the artifact near Dere Street, a Roman road that once connected York to Edinburgh and later became part of the modern A68.After missing Newcastle Universitys excavation at Birdoswald Roman fort due to illness, Souza said she unearthed the artifact within 90 minutes of digging.RARE 1,200-YEAR-OLD CHRISTIAN CROSS FOUND IN FIELD BY METAL DETECTORIST"I couldnt believe Id found something so quickly into my first excavation," she added.The early medieval artifact dates back to the 800s, the school said. It features a decorative finial at one end.Gold was only used by elite individuals at the time, so experts believe the relic could have had a religious or ceremonial use. Further analysis is ongoing.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERArchaeology professor James Gerrard called the discovery "an exciting find of exceptional quality.""Im delighted for Yara that she has made this discovery at the beginning of her career as an archaeologist," he said.For more Lifestyle articles, visit foxnews.com/lifestyle"We know that Dere Street continued to be a major thoroughfare long after the Romans, and its clear from this discovery that high-status people were using it."The discovery follows other recent archaeological finds in the United Kingdom.In late May, two different 2,000-year-old shoes were unearthed by volunteers at Magna Roman fort in Northumberland.This summer, officials announced that a cache of coins equivalent to an Ancient Roman soldier's monthly paycheck was spotted in the English countryside.

Touring the nations capital usually includes visiting one of more of the Smithsonian museums. Most Americans would agree with this sentiment: "Museums in our nations capital should be places where individuals go to learn not to be subjected to ideological indoctrination or divisive narratives that distort our shared history."That sentiment came from President Donald Trumps executive order in March, announcing a review of museum exhibits to try and reintroduce a notion of "American exceptionalism" in federally funded museums before we celebrate the 250thanniversary of our founding.Naturally, the reflexively anti-Trump broadcast networks hate it, because Trump said it. They speak in dark tones about forcing museums to "align with Trumps vision." Oh, museums are already aligned with a visionthe DEI vision. LIZ PEEK: TRUMP DECLARES WAR ON WOKEAND THIS BELOVED MUSEUM IS IN HIS CROSSHAIRSLiberal journalists with their fancy Ivy League degrees feel a kinship with their classmates who brought their ideology into being museum curators. Reviewing museum contents is like reviewing the bias of "public broadcasting." Thats trashed as authoritarian censorship. It creates a "chilling effect."The Smithsonian reports 62% of its funding comes from the federal government. Its not undemocratic to think that most Americans believe their country should be celebrated and not painted as a malignant tumor on the globe. The leftist goal is to put a "chilling effect" on our patriotism and expose "white fragility." On ABCs "World News Tonight," the screen read "TRUMP ESCALATES ATTACKS ON MUSEUMS." White House reporter Mary Bruce was the substitute anchor. She announced: "The president targeting what he calls woke exhibits, saying museums should focus more on America's, quote, brightness, and not on, quote, how bad slavery was."TRUMP CALLS SMITHSONIAN 'OUT OF CONTROL' AND ORDERS SWEEPING REVIEW OF ALL MUSEUMS AND PROGRAMMINGThey took him out of context. His recent Truth Social post was about the Big Picture: "The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future." ABCs Jonathan Karl later read just the first half of that message.Karl concluded with a statement from the woke folks at the American Alliance of Museums, who "said that no president has the power to impose the kind of review that Trump is demanding." Wrong. If you take federal funds, the people who approve the federal spending can impose conditions. Its that simple.On Tuesdays "CBS Mornings," co-host Tony Dokoupil landed more in the center as his fellow co-hosts supported the current wokeness at the museums. He said America is "not above critique. But we shouldnt look at our history with contempt, either. And there is some room for correction back toward the middle."On "CBS Evening News Plus" that night, CBS anchor John Dickerson ran with the lefty spin that Trump wants to minimize or censor slavery as a topic in the Smithsonian, arguing its an affront to "American exceptionalism" and the memory of Union soldiers who fought the Civil War to end it. Wrong. Honoring the men who died to fight slavery and the Confederacy is something Trump and conservatives favor. Its the left that wants to keep America perennially in a pit of racial despair.AMERICAN HISTORY WON'T BE DISPLAYED 'IN A WOKE MANNER' AT SMITHSONIAN, TRUMP SAYSWednesdays "PBS News Hour" turned to Black leftist Professor Peniel Joseph, who claimed that Trumps side of this fight could be smeared as "redemptionists who are supporters of the racial status quo that existed long in this country, both during slavery and then during the period of Jim Crow after."CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONPBS News tweeted: "President Trump described Smithsonian museums as out of control for emphasizing, in his view, how bad slavery was. It's part of a pattern in his second term to reframe historical narratives about racism and discrimination." This implies Trump thinks slavery wasnt so bad.NPR mangled it as well, introducing the subject on Thursdays "Morning Edition" like this: "New York Times investigative reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones talks about President Trump's criticism of the Smithsonian, saying the institution focuses too much on how bad slavery was."CNN'S JENNINGS SAYS SAME CRITICS OF TRUMP'S SMITHSONIAN REVIEW WERE CHEERING DESTRUCTION OF MONUMENTS IN 2020Hannah-Jones, whose "1619 Project" was excoriated by historians as misinformation, was platformed by NPR host Michel Martin so she could cry fascism: "Donald Trump is engaging in what Jason Stanley, in his book How Fascism Works, calls trying to create this mythic past. And this mythic past is a past that was racially pure, and one that is being used to really distract us as our democratic norms are being eroded."On Thursdays "NBC Nightly News," anchor Tom Llamas was able to balance Trumps message. He was "accusing the Smithsonian of bashing America, including focusing on how bad slavery was instead of the country's successes." Reporter Gabe Gutierrez recited both halves of Trumps Truth Social post. They balanced that with a Maryland pastor, Segun Adebayo of the Macedonian Baptist Church, calling Trumps comments "downright offensive" and "evil."The woke crusade inside the federal establishment since the George Floyd riots of 2020 is being challenged by Republicans. As usual, the liberal networks suggest that its not factual that our institutions are riddled with wokeness andthat no one should dare to interfere with it.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM TIM GRAHAM