It feels to me like he is trying to up the ante on division and outrage.
Trump calls for 'patriotic education,' says anti-racism teachings are 'child abuse'
“Speaking at what the White House describes as a "conference on American history," Trump said he plans to sign an executive order soon creating a "national commission to support patriotic education" called the 1776 commission and is directing funding to create a patriotic curriculum for schools.
"Our youth will be taught to love America with all of their heart and all of their souls," Trump said. The White House declined to say when Trump would sign the executive order.
Trump called the framing of history around race "toxic propaganda" and "a form of child abuse in the truest sense of those words" — specifically calling out critical race theory, a concept that was started around the idea that the law and legal institutions are inherently
racist. He accused Democrats of pushing education that makes students "ashamed" of America’s history.”