India, Aug. 20 -- A social media post by US President Donald Trump sparked backlash for allegedly defending slavery, considered one of the darkest chapters in the US's history. On Monday, Trump criticized the Smithsonian Institution for highlighting "how bad Slavery was."

Many on social media were quick to interpret the 79-year-old's post as a defense of slavery, which was abolished on December 18, 1865, under the 13th Amendment. Calling the Smithsonian "out of control," Trump said: "The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of 'WOKE'."

"The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished t...