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The Artist Behind Trump’s Legacy Projects

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Matthew Taylor, a conceptual artist and filmmaker, has quietly become a key player behind many of President Trump’s plans to transform Washington and its cultural legacy, as our reporter Zachary Small explains. Mr. Taylor consulted on the White House’s scathing report on the Smithsonian, though the White House said he “didn’t write a word.”

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