Smithsonian Institution leadership appears willing to work with President Donald Trump’s team to ensure that the museum’s visitors see a “balanced” presentation of U.S. history, Lindsey Halligan, special assistant to the president, told Newsmax on Friday.

Halligan appeared on “National Report” a day after she and other administration officials met with Smithsonian executives to discuss implementing Trump’s goal of “more positivity, more patriotism” with the exhibits after years under former President Joe Biden.

“We sent a letter to leadership at the Smithsonian just requesting a review of all of the exhibits that are currently shown to the American public to ensure that they’re not pushing a political or ideological narrative,” Halligan told co-hosts Shaun Kraisman and Emma Rechenberg.

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