The examination will look at all public-facing content, such as social media, exhibition text and educational materials, to “assess tone, historical framing, and alignment with American ideals."

Trump had laid out his plan for the Smithsonian early in his second term, bemoaning in his aforementioned executive order that the institution had “come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology” that promotes “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”

Newsweek asked interior designer Tommy Landen to analyze President Trump's increasingly gilded Oval Office and paved-over Rose Garden.