Seventy-one House Democrats are pressing the Smithsonian inspector general to investigate President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting Smithsonian museums.

The letter states that implementation of the order interferes with the Smithsonian’s capacity to “document American history and culture accurately.”

“What’s very clear in Donald Trump’s second occupancy and this anti-freedom agenda — is to undermine the freedom to learn,” said Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., in an interview.

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