White House Targets ‘Woke’ Smithsonian Content In New List

By Janay Kingsberry, Sophia Nguyen and Maura Judkis

The White House increased its pressure on the Smithsonian on Thursday, calling out a list of exhibitions and materials mentioning race, slavery, transgender identity and immigration to bolster President Donald Trump’s ongoing criticism that the institution is too focused on divisive and negative aspects of American history.

In an official, unsigned article titled “President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian,” the White House called out seven museums for their exhibits and messaging — including the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the National Museum of American History, the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of the American Latino.

Representatives for each of the museums named in the article did not respond or directed a request for comment to the central Smithsonian administration, whose spokesperson declined to comment.

“As President Trump promised, the Trump Administration is committed to rooting out Woke and divisive ideology in our government and institutions,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said in an email. “Taxpayer money should not be used for things that pit Americans against one another. Our Smithsonian should exhibit history in an accurate, honest, and factual way.”

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