CBS host Tony Dokoupil agreed Wednesday with President Donald Trump’s push to have the Smithsonian Institution review how it presents American history.

During a "CBS Mornings" segment, Dokoupil defended Trump’s directive for Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., to stop focusing on the sins of America’s past and portray the country’s history in a more positive light.

"American history shouldn’t be a thing of reverence. The country is not above critique," Dokoupil said. "But we shouldn’t look at our history with contempt, either. And there is some room for correction back toward the middle."

AMERICAN HISTORY WON'T BE DISPLAYED 'IN A WOKE MANNER' AT SMITHSONIAN, TRUMP SAYS

Trump criticized how the Smithsonian has presented American history across its various museums in recent years in a Truth Social post Tuesday, accusing the institute of pushing a "woke" agenda that fixates on the darker parts of America’s past. 

"The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE.’ The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future," he said. 

Trump added, "We are not going to allow this to happen, and I have instructed my attorneys to go through the Museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universities where tremendous progress has been made." 

The White House issued a letter to the Smithsonian on Aug. 12 ordering it to conduct an internal review of its exhibits to ensure that they align with the "President’s directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions" ahead of the country’s 250th birthday celebrations next year.

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Dokoupil argued that the words in the letter to the Smithsonian were similar to the current mission statement of the institution itself.

"The mission of the Smithsonian is to forge a shared history, a shared future, not just context, but hope to lead the country and communities together. That’s essentially what Donald Trump is offering here," the morning show host continued. 

He added that Americans deserve to feel proud of their country's history, and that their museums should foster that feeling for all visitors.

"If you ask someone, is the world and its people better off because of the existence of America and its people? To me, the answer is unquestionably yes. And I think people walking in the Smithsonian — when they walk out of it, they should get some sense of that."

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Co-host Vladimir Duthiers King pushed back, saying, "We don’t have to whitewash who we are and where we came from." 

"I agree," Gayle King responded. 

King added that she doesn’t believe that what Trump has deemed to be a "woke" presentation of U.S. history is "an overcorrection," saying it is just presenting "the history that’s all part of who we are."

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In the midst of the Trump administration’s effort to rein in crime in Washington, D.C., a vandal targeted a local church, hurling rocks through its stained-glass windows in broad daylight.

The Metropolitan Police Department told Fox News Digital that just before 6:30 p.m. on Monday, officers responded to Mt. Olive Baptist Church on 6th Street Northeast and found rocks had been thrown through the church's windows.

A nearby vehicle also had damage to the front window, back window, and both mirrors.

By the time officers arrived, the suspect was gone, MPD said.

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The church is in the Capitol Hill area of Washington, D.C., just steps from Lincoln Park and a few blocks east of the Capitol building.

It is situated between Pennsylvania Avenue NE and H Street NE, an area that struggled to recover after being damaged during the 1969 riots related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., according to the city's website.

The investigation remains ongoing, according to police.

HUNDREDS ARRESTED AS TRUMP’S WASHINGTON, DC, CRIME CRACKDOWN HITS FULL STRIDE

FBI Director Kash Patel announced on Wednesday that federal partners have made more than 550 arrests in D.C. since President Donald Trump deployed federal agents to patrol the city on Aug. 8.

On Tuesday night alone, federal agents made 66 arrests, according to Patel.

The FBI joined partners in 41 of the arrests, recovering six illegal guns with eight drug seizures, he added.

"Saving lives every day," he wrote in an X post. "Thanks to the men and women in the field."

WOMAN GUNNED DOWN IN 'SAFE' DC NEIGHBORHOOD AS TRUMP LAUNCHES FEDERAL POLICE TAKEOVER

In addition to the citywide 11 p.m. curfew for minors under the age of 17, MPD announced on Wednesday it was establishing a "juvenile curfew zone" in the U Street corridor, which is about three miles northwest of Capitol Hill.

Within the juvenile curfew zone, children under the age of 17 are prohibited from gathering in a group of nine or more in any public place or on the premises of any establishment unless engaged in certain exempted activities, according to police.

The curfew zone will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. through the weekend.

"The Juvenile Curfew Emergency Amendment Act of 2025 gives the Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department the authority to order a Juvenile Curfew Zone in an area where large groups of youths are gathering or intend to gather in a manner that poses a risk of substantial harm to public safety," MPD wrote in a statement.

Mt. Olive Baptist Church did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.