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“Is Mickey Mouse racist?” That’s the question Congressman Brandon Gill asked Smithsonian Director Anthea Hartig point-blank during a House hearing Tuesday. The director faced pointed questions from House Republicans over "woke" exhibits and materials, including a display linking Mickey Mouse to racism.

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