{
  "id": 17228390,
  "title": "Presidents of both parties defended libraries as allies of democracy for a century – until Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/presidents-of-both-parties-defended-libraries-as-allies-of-democracy",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T12:09:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation",
    "slug": "the-conversation",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/presidents-of-both-parties-defended-libraries-as-allies-of-democracy-for-a-century-until-trump-293685"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}