Imeyili zyakatambula ino-ino zitondezya kuti bamwi basikusanga bakali kuyanda kugwasilizya zifwanikiso zyaTrump amukayintu wakusaanguna wakaindi Melania Trump ku Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, asi Smithsonian wakazumina kutambula lugwasyo lwaTrump lwa $650,000 ku PAC Save America.
Lugwasyo oolu ndwachiindi chakusanguna muchiindi chifwiifwi chiinda kuti mbunga yamapolitikisi yagwasyilizya zifwanikiso zyabasololi banyika bakaindi, nkaambo kanjikanji zilabbadelwa abasikugwasizya bakasalwa aba Smithsonian. Chipego chitalibonyi, chakasaanguna kwaambwa a Business Insider mumweezi waChiloba, chakapa kuti bantu batalike kukazya museum mpawo chakapa kuti kube kudooneka aatala amuntu wabili wakapa chipego cha $100,000 kuti agwasyilizye zifwanikiso zyakabambwa aba Citizens for Responsible and Ethical Washington. yakalangwa-langwa muli Bwasanu a The Washington Post.
Mwaambilizi wa Smithsonian Institution Linda St. Thomas wakainduluka muli Bwasanu kuti sikugwasizya wabili wakali "muntu uuyanda kutazibinkana." Mpawo wakaamba kuti chimwi chazifwanikiso chilibambilide kale, mpawo chimwi "chili mukubeleka."
Nokuba boobo, milawu yamu museum yaamba kuti, ikuti mweendelezi wanyika wakaindi wanjila muchuuno cha mweendelezi wanyika alimwi, mufanikisyo wakwe taukonzyi kwaambilizyigwa pe. Mukujana mpindu, ŋanda yakuyobweda zintu zyakaindi ilakonzya kutayubununa mazina aabasikuzekaula bobile bakatambwa kusikila kusala kwamusololi wanyika mu 2024, St. Thomas wakaambila Post. Kuti Trump wazunda musalo ooyu, zifwanikiso ziyootondezyegwa biyo nikwakainda chiindi chakwe chabili, kweendelanya amilawu yamu museum.
"Tatugwisyi zina lyasikuzekaula kakutanaba kujalula, nikuba kuti muchiimo eecho chilakonzya kuchincha nkaambo chiindi chilamfu chainda," St. Thomas wakaamba. Cifwanikiso cha Trump cha 2019 chakatolwa a Pari Dukovic mumagazini ya Time chili mukutondezyegwa kwachiindi chifwiifwi ku National Portrait Gallery's "Basololi baku Amelika" chitondwezyo kachitanayubununwa. Kweelana a Smithsonian Institution, mufanikisyo ulagwisigwa lino-lino nkaambo kakukwabilila.
Kubandika aakati kabeendelezi ba museum aTrump aatala achifanikisyo antoomwe amali aakugwasya kwakazumanana kwamyezi myiingi, kutalikila kumatalikilo aamwaka wa2021, nikwakainda kaindi kasyoonto Trump naakazwa aofesi, mameseji atondezya.
Nzila eeyi ilapandululwa mumulumbe wakazwa kuli Kim Saget, mweendelezi wa National Portrait Gallery, kuli Molly Michael, mugwasyi wa Trump mupati kuofesi lyaposi. Sadget wakaamba kuti Trump ulakonzya kuzumizya naa kukaka mufanikisyo ooyu katanabikkwa antangalala. (Mwaambilizi wa Smithsonian wakaambila The Post kuti babelesi bamu museum bakafownela kabunga ka Trump kuti bapandulule kuti takonzyi kutambula kuzumizigwa kwamamanino.)
"Masimpe, ikuti baTrump kabajisi mizeezo yabasikuzekaula bamwi, inga twatambula mizeezo eeyo," Sadget wakalembela Michael mu email ya Mukubwe Kaangala 18, 2021. "Makanze eesu akali aakujana sikuzekaula ooyo, mumizeezo ya museum amuntu uukkala, uukonzya kupanga mufanikisyo mubotu wakubelesya mubusena bwakuzekaula bwabasololi baku Amelika kukabe kutamani."
Nikwakainda myezi yobile, Sadget wakabona kuti National Portrait Gallery yakali kuyobolola mali yabantu balikke kuti bachite zifwanikiso zyamusololi wanyika mpawo wakalomba lugwasyo lwakujana "beenzinyina abasikuyandisya mukwasyi waTrump aabo bakonzya kugwasyilizya milimu eeyi."
Mu 28 May, 2021, Saget wakalembela Michael kuti, "Kutegwa tuzumanane kuba abulemu aakati kabuumi bwabo bwaanze alubono lwabo lwabuleya, twasala kutasika kuli bamukwasyi waTrump naakuti kugwasizya kumakwebo aaTrump."
Nikwakainda mvwiki yomwe, Michael wakaambila Sadget kuti kabunga kaTrump "kakajana basikugwasizya biingi, mbuli umwi awumwi, ibakali kunga basanga boonse."
"Ndiyootumizya mazina anzila zyakutuminana mumazuba masyoonto aatobela kuchitila kuti tukonzye kubamba madada eesu akuzyiba nzyayanda mupati wanyika," Michael wakalemba.
Nikwakainda mvwiki yomwe, Michael wakatuma mulongo umbi, asi mazina akagwisigwa muma email aabuleya aakabonwa aThe Post. Michael wakalemba kuti "uyooba azimwi zili kkumi azibili kuti kwayandika".
Tachilibonyi pe kuti ninzi chakachitika mukuyanduulisisya mali kuzwa waawo mpawo chakasololela kukusala kutambula mali kuzwa kuTrump PAC. Imeyili itondezya kuti mibandi imwi yakachitika afooni naakuti mumiswaangano ya intaneti.
Mumwezi waLwola 2021, bakatuminana mameseji aatala a "chiindi chakusanguna" chachifanikisyo. Mpawo, mu Febuluwale 17, 2022, Saget wakatuma imeyili imbi kuli Michael kupandulula milawu ya museum aatala azintu zyakayobolwa.
"Kunyina muntu uupona uuzumizigwa kubbadela kukozyanisya kwakwe," Sajet wakalemba, kaamba mulawu. "NPG ilakonzya kubandika amukwasyi wamuntu uukkala, beenzinyina abaabo mbazyibene limwi kuti babbadale mali yakuula mufanikisyo, kakuli buyo kuti NPG yeendelezya mukubandika mpawo ooyo wakatambidwe katasungwaazyi kusala naa muulo wasikuzekaula."
Mu 8 Mulumi, 2022, Saget wakabuzya Michael kuti naa ulakonzya kwaabila afooni makani mapya kuzwa kuli baabo bakatondezya luyandisisyo lwakugwasyilizya mulimo wa museum.
"Twatalika kubelesya mali ayelede kuvwolwa mpawo tulangila kusika afwaafwi akuyobolola mali kwiinda mupulojekiti," Sajet wakalemba.
Nikwakamana kubamba luwaile kwiinda muma email manji, Michael wakalembela Saget mu Mukubwe Kaangala 25, 2022, akwaamba kuti "muntu uukonzya kuzumanana amibandi yesu" wakali Susie Wiles, sikupa lulayo lwatwaambo twacisi lwa Republican walo wakazooba musololi mupati wa Trump mu 2024. - mulimo wakusala.
Mulugwalo lwakalembwa mu 11 Mukubwekaangala, 2022, amutwe wamakani wa Smithsonian, beendelezi bamu museum bakalembela Mulangizi wa Mali wa Save America PCC Bradley Clutter, kabazumina "chisyomezyo chambunga yamapolitikisi cha $650,000" kuti bagwasyilizye Trump Portrait Commission.
"Mukulumbaizya lugwasyo oolu, mbunga ya Smithsonian Institution iyoobikka mabala aakuti 'Vuna Amelika' aazilebuli zyazintu zitondezyedwe achifanikisyo eechi muchiindi chakutondezya mpawo afwaafwi achifanikisyo eechi awebbusayiti ya NPG," ŋanda yakuyobweda zintu zyakaindi yakalemba.
Bakayungizya kuti PAC Save America iyootamba beenzu bali kkumi kuchitondezyo, mpawo kutobelwa kweebelela zifwanikiso zyabeenzu bali musanu.
Mu 20 Mulumi, 2022, Wiles wakatumina Usha Subramanian, mupati wazyintu zyakusumpula ku National Portrait Gallery, kkopi lyachizuminano chakasainwa.
Mali aasika ku $750,000 aakuula zifwanikiso zyobile zya Trump ayoobbadelwa alugwasyo lwa Save America PAC alimwi achipego chabili cha $100,000 kuzwa kuli sikusanga uutaambidwe zina, museum yakaamba mwaka wamana.
Nikuba kuti tazili zyachiindi pe, zipego zilimumulawu nkaambo Save America nje PAC yeendelezya, kakunyina milawu misyoonto yakubelesya mali. Ma PAC aaliboobu, kunze lyakusumpula bantu bayeeya mbuli nduwe, alakonzya kubelesegwa kubbadela basikupa lulayo, kuvwola lweendo azyamilawu, azimwi. Bunji bwamali aazwa kuTrump GAC azwa kuli basikusanga basyoonto bavwiila mameseji amibuzyo imwi.
Baiminizi baTrump bakakaka kwaamba. muliBwabili, mwaambilizi waSmithsonian Institution Concetta Duncan wakaambila The Post kuti ŋanda yakuyobweda zintu zyakaindi ilaandaanya kkomiti yatwaambo twacisi yaTrump kuzwa kumukwasyi wakwe amakwebo.
"Nkaambo kakuti PAC yiiminina basikugwasyilizya, Portrait Gallery ilikkomene kutambula mali aaya nkaambo taajatikizyi kusala kwabasikuzekaula naa mpindu yabusena bwakuzekaula," mbwaakalemba mu email.
Ng'anda yakuyobweda zintu zyakaindi yakajana bbivwe nikwakamana lugwasyo lwakaambilizyigwa kubuleya mwaka wamana. Mu imeyili mumweezi waChiloba, sikubamba nzila zyakuzyibana abantu waku Smithsonian wakayobolola ma tweet kuzwa kuli baabo bakanyemede akaambo kakwaambilizya kwakusanga.
"Masimpe bantu tabalibonyi kuti balizyi kuti tulijisi zifwanikiso zyabapuresidenti boonse," wakalemba sikubamba nzila zyakuzyibana abantu Erin Blascoe. "Bakanyema kuti twakajana mufanikisyo waTrump, asi kwakali bantu biingi bakanyema kuti chakabonwa kuti 'nkugwasizya', ikapati nikwakamana kusampaula nzila zyabo zyakuyobolola mali."
Alimwi kuli kkopi lyalugwalo lwakalembwa amaanza kuzwa kuli sikugwasizya wakatyompwa iwakaamba kuti wakali amyaka yomwe amweendelezi wanyika wakaindi mpawo wakalomba museum kuti itatondezyi mufanikisyo waTrump.
"Ndalomba, kusikila mane kuvwuntauzya kwa DOJ a FBI kwamana," sikugwasyilizya wakalemba. "Wakabelesya White House yesu iiyandikana kuchita milandu."
Aachiindi eecho, St. Thomas wakaambila beenzinyina bamu museum kuti wakali kubona kuti kukazyigwa ooku kwakali buyo "mutwe wamakani".
"Amubale lugwalo," wakalemba mu-imeyili. "Balemba zimwi zintu eezyo PAC nzyipa. Tuli kooko.
Nikuba kuti National Portrait Gallery yakabambwa a Congress mu 1962, teensi yakatuma basilutwe banyika kusikila mu 1994, aawo Ronald Sherr naakapenta mufanikisyo wa George W. Bush.
Muchiindi, zifwanikiso zyakali kugwasyilizyigwa amali aakugwasya bantu, kanjikanji kuzwa kuli basikugwasyilizya mfwulumende iizwa. Basikusanga bainda ku 200, kubikkilizya a Steven Spielberg, John Legend a Chrissy Teigen, bakasanga mali aasika ku $750,000 aakuula zifwanikiso zya Obama zya Kehinde Wiley a Amy Sherald. Mulongo wabasikusanga zifwanikiso zya Obama a Bush taubikkilizyi PKK pe.