A White House official told Axios that President Trump intends to expand his review of American museums for "woke" ideology beyond the Smithsonian Institution.

Why it matters: The size and scope of Trump's inquiries represents an unprecedented level of museum oversight in the nearly 250 years of American democracy, historians say. It also represents an escalation of the president's attack on cultural institutions.

Here's what historians and curators fear could happen if Trump reframes museums through his perspective.

What exactly does the president have in mind?

Trump said that the "Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL" on Truth Social earlier this week. • He then directed his attorneys to conduct a comprehensive review of the museum system, similar to the process officials have conducted a

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