The current administration is trying to emphasize certain parts of our history and diminish others. If I had to take a wild guess, I'd say it's something along

The current administration is trying to emphasize certain parts of our history and diminish others. If I had to take a wild guess, I'd say it's something along the lines of "this was something the public sector did with taxpayer money that advanced science. We should deemphasize anything positive that came out of it because it casts public sector projects and science in a good light"