Museums should acknowledge negative events but place them within a context of national progress and success.

“we shouldn't hide the fact that there was slavery. We shouldn't hide the fact that there was Jim Crow, but we should highlight the fact that those things ended. that we do not endorse those things currently”

The Smithsonian is incorrectly prioritizing negative historical narratives over celebrating the United States' progress and values.

“I believe the president's greater point here is that the Smithsonian institutions are choosing to focus on the worst things about our country and not focus on the way on I think this is a battle of greater narratives.”

Museums should highlight positive aspects of American history rather than exclusively focusing on negatives.

“Why not in the museum you can have what they got in there but why not what he said why don't you put things that make America great. Make America the country everybody wants to come to”

Western national museums are demoralizing by focusing on apologies rather than highlighting national heritage.

“Western governments, broadly speaking, I mean, the US, the UK, France, they just their it's their entire history curriculum is just meant to demoralize their own people.”