Presidents of both parties defended libraries as allies of democracy for a century – until Trump

An information science scholar analyzed statements by 17 presidents and found that Trump has rarely spoken of libraries at all – and when he has, he’s dismissed their importance.

一位信息科学教授梳理1923年以来17位美国总统的公开言论，发现历任两党总统都把图书馆视为健康民主的前提，而特朗普却极少谈及图书馆，且一旦提及便加以贬低。文章还列举了特朗普第二任期内削减图书馆资助、解散博物馆与图书馆服务机构、解雇国会图书馆馆长等具体行动。