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How much sway does the president have over the country's museums?

Trump criticized American museums as "the last remaining segment of 'WOKE.'" The White House said that the administration plans to start with the Smithsonian, and "go from there." Would that be possible? We speak to experts in the field.

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Anastasia Tsioulcas is a reporter on NPR's Arts desk. She is intensely interested in the arts at the intersection of culture, politics, economics and identity, and primarily reports on music. Recently, she has extensively covered gender issues and #MeToo in the music industry, including backstage tumult and alleged secret deals in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against megastar singer Plácido Domingo; gender inequity issues at the Grammy Awards and the myriad accusations of sexual misconduct against singer R. Kelly.
Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.