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(Courtesy of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo)

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Illustration on closing the Smithsonian by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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First Lady Melania Trump at the presentation of her inaugural gown at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History | October 20, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

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First Lady Melania Trump at the presentation of her inaugural gown at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History | October 20, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

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In this May 1, 2017, file photo, people wait in line to enter the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Cultural on the National Mall in Washington. After a firestorm of controversy, the museum has removed a "whiteness" graphic that ascribed traits such as "hard work," "self-reliance," "delayed gratification," being on time, and politeness to "white culture." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

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In this photo taken Dec. 19, 2011, Mei Xiang, the female giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, eats breakfast. Zoo officials in Washington are hoping to get panda mom Mei Xiang pregnant, again. Smithsonian National Zoo officials say they performed two artificial inseminations Thursday on 18-year-old Mei Xiang. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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This undated photo provided by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, shows an Installation view of "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s." (Matt Flynn/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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This undated photo provided by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, shows an Installation view of "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s." (Matt Flynn/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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This undated photo provided by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, shows an Installation view of "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s." (Matt Flynn/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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This undated photo provided by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, shows an Installation view of "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s." (Matt Flynn/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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This undated photo provided by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, shows an Installation view of "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s." (Matt Flynn/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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This undated photo provided by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, shows an Installation view of "The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s." (Matt Flynn/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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This photo provided by the Smithsonian's National Zoo shows Ollie, a female bobcat the the zoo. Ollie, who escaped from its enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington, is perfectly capable of surviving in the wild and would find plenty to eat in Rock Creek Park if it wanted to stay there, zoo officials said. The female bobcat, believed to be about 7 years old, was found to be missing Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, morning when it didn’t show up for breakfast. (Barbara Statas/Smithsonian's National Zoo via AP)

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This undated photo provided by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, shows an Installation view of "By the People: Designing a Better America." (Matt Flynn/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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This undated photo provided by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, shows an Installation view of "By the People: Designing a Better America." (Matt Flynn/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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This 2015 photo provided by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum shows a RAPIDO rapid recovery housing unit. (bcWorkshop/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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This undated photo provided by the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, shows an Installation view of "By the People: Designing a Better America." (Matt Flynn/Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum via AP)

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Giant panda Bao Bao plays in the snow at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. (Image: Devin Murphy/Smithsonian's National Zoo) ** FILE **

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In this photo provided by the Smithsonian's National Zoo, one of the giant panda cubs is examined by veterinarians after being born at Smithsonian's National Zoo on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, in Washington. The National Zoo in Washington says its adult female panda has had twins. (Becky Malinsky/Smithsonian's National Zoo via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

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In this photo provided by the Smithsonian's National Zoo, one of the giant panda cubs is examined by veterinarians after being born at Smithsonian's National Zoo on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, in Washington. The National Zoo in Washington says its adult female panda has had twins. (Pamela Baker-Masson/Smithsonian's National Zoo via AP)