Trump Signs Executive Order Halting Federal Funds to NPR, PBSPaul Bois 2 May 2025
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order halting funds to PBS and NPR, claiming the taxpayer-funded organizations have exercised political bias.
The order directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and other agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” while demanding they seek to halt other sources of public funding to the organizations. Per the order:
At the very least, Americans have the right to expect that if their tax dollars fund public broadcasting at all, they fund only fair, accurate, unbiased, and nonpartisan news coverage. No media outlet has a constitutional right to taxpayer subsidies, and the Government is entitled to determine which categories of activities to subsidize. The CPB’s governing statute reflects principles of impartiality: the CPB may not “contribute to or otherwise support any political party.” 47 U.S.C. 396(f)(3); see also id. 396(e)(2).
The CPB fails to abide by these principles to the extent it subsidizes NPR and PBS. Which viewpoints NPR and PBS promote does not matter. What does matter is that neither entity presents a fair, accurate, or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens. I therefore instruct the CPB Board of Directors (CPB Board) and all executive departments and agencies (agencies) to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/05/02/trump-signs-executive-order-halting-federal-funds-to-npr-pbs/
