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President Trump on Thursday renewed a call to defund NPR and PBS a day after top executives from the public broadcasters faced an intense grilling from GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

“NPR and PBS, two horrible and completely biased platforms (Networks!), should be DEFUNDED by Congress, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump wrote late Wednesday on Truth Social. “Republicans, don’t miss this opportunity to rid our Country of this giant SCAM, both being arms of the Radical Left Democrat Party. JUST SAY NO AND, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”

Republicans on the House Oversight and Government Reform’s Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee peppered NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS President Paula Kerger on Wednesday with accusations of bias against conservatives and questions about their funding.

NPR took in just over $11 million in federal funding last year, money Maher said is crucial to bringing public broadcasting to local communities, particularly in rural swaths of the country.


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[–] darthoub@lemm.ee 34 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Anything that doesn’t spew hate is on the chopping block. PBS? Really? Sesame Street!?! Mr. Rodger’s neighborhood!?! Reading Rainbow!?! These are the threats to this weak, thin skinned regime?

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago

Yeah. Those programs teach kids basic life skills, kindness, and so on. They cultivate a love for learning.

This is fascist bullshit 101.

[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

If only these guys would ever focus there attention upwards they'd see much entitlement that needs fixing.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

We helped pay for Sesame Street in the middle east because it's super effective pro-Western-Culture propaganda. Seriously can't have a better investment than we had there.

Oh the other children's programming is funded by generous support from...the Taliban...soooo, good job giving them a monopoly on kids minds? How you think that'll play out in 5-10 years when they are old enough for war?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 days ago

These people view empathy as a threat to their existence (because it is). So anything that teaches children to empathize is bad in their minds.