Trump Says He Would ‘Love’ to Defund Broadcasters NPR, PBS
- Trump expressed a desire to defund National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, calling the funding a waste after a reporter's question about potential cuts to taxpayer dollars.
- The Department of Government Efficiency sub-committee is set to review funding for NPR and PBS during a hearing, with CEOs from both organizations expected to testify.
- Republican lawmakers, including Alabama Representative Dale Strong, have previously challenged funding for NPR and PBS due to claims of liberal bias.
- Trump stated, 'I would love to do that,' regarding defunding NPR and PBS, citing perceptions of waste in their funding.
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Trump attacks traditional American press: “It would be an honor for me to end them.” What he says about the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic
Donald Trump, in a new attack on the traditional media, said on Tuesday that he would “very much like” to stop funding US public radio NPR and PBS, which he accused of being “very biased”. “It would be an honor for me to end them,” the president said in an exchange with reporters at the White House, according to AFP, obtained by News.ro.
'Waste of Money': Trump Calls for Defunding NPR, PBS Ahead of House DOGE Hearing
President Donald Trump said National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service are a “waste of money” and that he would “be honored” to defund the taxpayer-funded networks. Trump made the comments in response to a reporter’s question Tuesday, one day before the CEOs of the two networks are set to take questions from a House panel investigating government waste. “It’s been very biased,” Trump said of NPR and PBS. “They spend more money th…
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