WTW148: Meet Erin Scavino, the Nepo Hire Purging Woke Art From US Embassies
Summary
Episode 148 of "Where There's Woke" examines the Trump administration's politicization of the State Department's Art in Embassies program. Hosts Thomas and Lydia discuss the removal of Kehinde Wiley's painting from the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic, which officials labeled "woke." The episode highlights the role of Erin Scavino, wife of presidential personnel chief Dan Scavino, who has overseen the purge of art deemed ideologically misaligned. The hosts critique the administration's erasure of Wiley from official records and the broader trend of replacing cultural diplomacy with patr…
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