President Donald Trump has been moving to take greater control over the Smithsonian Institution and said earlier this week that the organization focuses too much on “how bad slavery was.”

The White House's 26-point bulleted memo includes Amy Sherald's painting of a transgender woman and an animation of Anthony Fauci.

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.

The White House on Thursday released an article outlining Smithsonian exhibitions and materials it considers “woke” or anti-American.

Criticism comes as White House officials have accused Smithsonian of being ‘woke’ and featuring an ‘overemphasis on slavery

President Trump is reigniting a debate over how Americans speak about diversity after saying the Smithsonian museums focus on how bad the country is.

President Donald Trump has called for a review of Smithsonian museums, saying they focus too much on "how bad Slavery was".