President Trump's adviser leading a review of Smithsonian museums' content defended the move as shifting the focus to progress, rather than dwelling on past mistakes, and argued that the museums should be geared toward pride in America's growth.

White House gripes against Smithsonian come despite president’s past praise of museums like National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published on the White House website as an article called "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian," the list included some shows that the President had already decried, in

The Trump administration has started outlining some of the Smithsonian Institution's art, information, and imagery​ that it has deemed "too woke."

CBS host Tony Dokoupil agreed with Trump's criticism of Smithsonian museums focusing too much on America's negative history rather than celebrating achievements.

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Tuesday he will pressure the Smithsonian Institution, a premier museum, education and research complex for U.S. history and culture, to accept his demands, just like he did with colleges and universities by threatening to cut federal funding.

Lindsey Halligan, the president's special assistant, told Fox News "we can’t just keep focusing on the negative."

President Trump has plunged once more into the nation’s cultural wars — this time with Washington’s famous Smithsonian Institution in his sights. As is often the case, the manner of Trump’s attack risks significant blowback,