According to the letter sent to Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch III on Tuesday, “the initiative aims to ensure alignment with the president’s directive to celebrate

Scholars are pushing back against the Trump administration’s plan to conduct a "comprehensive internal review" of the Smithsonian, viewing it as political interference.

The Trump administration announced an expansive review of some of the Smithsonian’s museums in an effort to ensure “alignment” with the president’s view of history.