CBS host Tony Dokoupil agrees with Trump’s criticism of Smithsonian museums

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CBS host Tony Dokoupil agreed Wednesday with President Donald Trump’s push to have the Smithsonian Institution review the way it presents American historical past.

Throughout a "CBS Mornings" phase, Dokoupil defended Trump’s directive for Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., to cease specializing in the sins of America’s previous and painting the nation’s historical past in a extra constructive mild.

"American historical past shouldn’t be a factor of reverence. The nation is just not above critique," Dokoupil mentioned. "However we shouldn’t have a look at our historical past with contempt, both. And there may be some room for correction again towards the center."

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CBS Information host Tony Dokoupil admitted he agreed with Trump's push to get the Smithsonian Establishment to painting U.S. historical past in a extra constructive mild. (Jason Mendez / Getty )

Trump criticized how the Smithsonian has offered American historical past throughout its varied museums lately in a Truth Social post Tuesday, accusing the institute of pushing a "woke" agenda that fixates on the darker elements of America’s previous.

"The Museums all through Washington, however all around the Nation are, primarily, the final remaining phase of ‘WOKE.’ The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, the place every little thing mentioned is how horrible our Nation is, how unhealthy Slavery was, and the way unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing concerning the Future," he mentioned.

Trump added, "We're not going to permit this to occur, and I've instructed my attorneys to undergo the Museums, and begin the very same course of that has been achieved with Schools and Universities the place great progress has been made."

The White House issued a letter to the Smithsonian on Aug. 12 ordering it to conduct an inner evaluate of its reveals to make sure that they align with the "President’s directive to have fun American exceptionalism, take away divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural establishments" forward of the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations subsequent yr.

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CBS Information co-host Tony Dokoupil mentioned President Trump's evaluate of how the Smithsonian Establishment presents U.S. historical past along with his co-hosts on Wednesday. (Screenshot/CBS Information)

Dokoupil argued that the phrases within the letter to the Smithsonian have been much like the present mission statement of the establishment itself.

"The mission of the Smithsonian is to forge a shared historical past, a shared future, not simply context, however hope to guide the nation and communities collectively. That’s primarily what Donald Trump is providing right here," the morning present host continued.

He added that Individuals need to really feel happy with their nation's historical past, and that their museums ought to foster that feeling for all guests.

"For those who ask somebody, is the world and its individuals higher off due to the existence of America and its individuals? To me, the reply is certainly sure. And I believe individuals strolling within the Smithsonian — once they stroll out of it, they need to get some sense of that."

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President Donald Trump has ordered a evaluate of the Smithsonian's content material, forward of the 250th birthday of the US' founding. (Getty)

Co-host Vladimir Duthiers King pushed again, saying, "We don’t must whitewash who we're and the place we got here from."

"I agree," Gayle King responded.

King added that she doesn’t consider that what Trump has deemed to be a "woke" presentation of U.S. historical past is "an overcorrection," saying it's simply presenting "the historical past that’s all a part of who we're."