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.

The Trump administration on Thursday released criticism of exhibits and artwork that it opposes at Smithsonian museums. Why it matters: In a tirade against "woke," the Trump administration objected exhibits and commemorations related to race,

In March, he signed an executive order titled "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," which accused the Smithsonian of coming under the influence of a "divisive, race-centered ideology" and sought to remove what it described as "improper ideology" from the institution's museums.