Welcome to today’s podcast. In a significant and controversial move, the Trump White House has proposed eliminating most federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service. In a statement, they accused NPR and PBS of, quote, “spreading radical, woke propaganda disguised as news.”

White House budget director Russ Vought drafted a memo aiming to rescind over $1.1 billion already approved by Congress for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This funding is crucial for public broadcasting stations across the United States. The memo claimed a “lengthy history of anti-conservative bias” at CPB.

Trump himself weighed in, asserting that NPR and PBS are, quote, “two horrible and completely biased platforms” that should be DEFUNDED by Congress immediately.

In response, PBS CEO Paula Kerger expressed concern, stating that this effort would disrupt the essential services provided by PBS and local stations. She emphasized, “There’s nothing more American than PBS,” and warned that without this funding, Americans could lose vital local programming and emergency services in times of crisis.

Stay tuned for more updates as this situation develops.
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