The director of the country's premier American history museum said she has no regrets about any of the museum’s exhibits under her tenure after an expert confronted her with a "shocking" display that he said smeared founding father Benjamin Franklin.Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig faced intense questioning from lawmakers during two Capitol Hill hearings this week.The hearings followed a White House Domestic Policy Council report accusing the museum of using taxpayer dollars and its status as a world-renowned institution to advance a "radical activist ideology."During a House hearing on Tuesday, Heritage Foundation expert Mike Gonzalez testified that a multiyear special exhibit titled "The Electric Dr.
Franklin" included a display that "pondered whether he had ever done experiments, electrical electroshock on indentured servants or slaves." Gonzalez testified that the display included this suggestion "without producing any evidence whatsoever," which he called "shocking.""Why smear a founding father such as Ben Franklin by pondering such a really bizarre thing," asked Gonzalez.WATCH: SMITHSONIAN DIRECTOR PRESSED ON WOKE EXHIBITS: ‘IS MICKEY MOUSE RACIST?’Smithsonian National Museum of American History Director Anthea Hartig (right) was questioned by House lawmakers on controversies involving the museum, including one exhibit that an expert said amounted to a "smear" against founding father Benjamin Franklin.(GraphicaArtis/Getty Images; Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)Immediately after Gonzalez’s testimony, Rep.
Brian Jack, R-Ga., confronted Hartig, saying, "We've heard a lot of concerning examples as just referenced.Do you have any regrets in your tenure thus far [about] some of the exhibits have been displayed? Do you regret any of the exhibits and if so, which?"Hartig answered, "I am incredibly proud of the work we've done, but we are imperfect and we surely have made mistakes.
But I don't have any regrets."Jack pressed ...