Trump ends federal funding of PBS and NPR

[Morphine Prince 109,654]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Thursday to end public funding of National Public Radio and PBS to stop what he called "biased and partisan news coverage."

The order directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to "cease federal funding for NPR and PBS" to the extent allowed by law. The order could be challenged in court.

The White House said in a Friday statement that both organizations had received "tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds each year to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as 'news.'"

"Unlike in 1967, when the CPB was established, today the media landscape is filled with abundant, diverse, and innovative news options," the executive order reads. "Government funding of news media in this environment is not only outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence."

Trump and his loyalists, including Elon Musk, have long complained that NPR and PBS are biased and promote left-wing causes, an allegation staunchly denied by executives at both organizations. Last month, Trump called for their defunding on Truth Social, calling them "RADICAL LEFT 'MONSTERS' THAT SO BADLY HURT OUR COUNTRY!"

To date, NPR and PBS receive roughly half a billion dollars in public money and earn money from sponsorship. NPR says less than 1% of its funding comes from public sources.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna204375

[NeanderthalDavid 801]

[PartySick 172,486]

Sorry, bitch. Reality has a liberal bias.

[Quartz 12,762]

Honestly, ya'll, why are people so stupid? I can assure you there are still hardcore MAGAs out there. It's the same with the Philippines. Our former president has already been arrested by the International Criminal Court and there are still diehard supporters as if they don't have brains or anything 

[Ladle Ghoulash 52,657]

🚨 Litigation incoming 🚨

[Ivy 13,719]

Well if it's less than 1 percent they probably won't suffer that much anyway. I feel like this is just something they do to make supporters happy and make everyone else mad, like it's just for show

[Bobina 3,279]

I hate him so much 

[RebeldeFaith 5,750]

Suddenly Elmo thinks Rocco is very useful!

[Future Lovers 7,541]

The real reason they did this is because PBS specifically offers content that helps to educate poor children for free, and Republicans don’t want poor children getting educated because uneducated poor adults are easier to convince to join the MAGA cult.  

[JoeCool 991]

It's gone on before Trump 

 

[LaLa 19,898]

Viewers Like You, now more important than ever!

Seriously though, every day I hate this administration more, it's amazing. If you can't see the priceless value of an episode of NOVA about bog mummies or Otzi the Ice Man, there is NOTHING than can save you.

[RaveMonster 613]

This is why sometimes the lesser of two evils does matter when it comes to politics. 
 

Thank god Canadians understood this concept and got together to defend their country unlike Americans who thought their morals were more important than being governed by a tyrant. Praying for y’all 

[Lextyr97 20,791]

[Shipper 13,114]

We all know what he is doing, right?Reducing funds for public education and dumbing down the population. 

An undeducated population will be easier to control and will be easier to ease in his "traditional" values and idiotic ideals.

Women at home, taking care of children and men working for menial jobs in factories. It aint 1950s anymore where a single full-time working adult can sustain a middle class family with a single family home. I dont know what their plan is or if there is even one.

All i see is that this is going down hill real bad and hopefully he wont get reelected. 

[Roughhouse Dandy 13,608]

The best time for somebody to do the thing was years ago. The next best time is asap.