The White House published a list of 20 exhibits and pieces of artwork across eight museums of the Smithsonian that it found objectionable, part of its sweeping review ahead of the country’s 250th anniversary. 

Thursday’s article, titled, “President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian,” comes a week after the White House informed the Smithsonian in a letter that it was planning the inspections of its museums to “ensure alignment” with President Donald Trump’s orders to “celebrate American exceptionalism.”

In Thursday’s article, the White House criticized the 20 exhibits as politicized and ideologically driven. Many centered on race, gender and sexuality, portraying U.S. history through lenses of systemic oppression, exclusion, and colonialism, the White House asserted.

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