WATCH: Smithsonian director pressed on woke exhibits: ‘Is Mickey Mouse racist?’

The director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History faced pointed questions from House Republicans on Tuesday over exhibits and materials they characterized as woke , including a display linking Mickey Mouse to racism and a museum toolkit discussing "objectivity" as a feature of White supremacy. Several Republican members questioned Director Anthea Hartig about sexually explicit imagery in exhibits, including "bondage," in the words of Chairman Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. Texas Rep.