NPR, PBS and Trump
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Roughly $1.1 billion of the targeted cut would defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the non-profit that supports NPR and PBS.
During the early hours of Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives definitively approved President Donald Trump’s request to cut $9 billion from both PBS, which airs the popular show Sesame Street and other programs,
Nixon was so “disturbed” that PBS had started a new national news show with the hosts Robert MacNeil and Sander Vanocur — someone on his enemies list — that he requested “all funds for public broadcasting be cut immediately,” White House memos released years later showed.
House Republicans passed Trump's $9 billion rescissions package cutting $1 billion from public broadcasting, prompting reactions from public outlet journalists and Democrats.
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"This Is Not Normal": Warren Says Trump’s Shut Down of Sesame Street, NPR is Just the BeginningElizabeth Warren warns that Donald Trump is targeting vital public media funds, including for Sesame Street, NPR, and local stations. If successful, she says this could set a dangerous precedent for cutting funding across critical community services like education,
Sen. Elizabeth Warren slammed a Republican-backed plan to slash funding for public broadcasting, warning it's part of Donald Trump's broader agenda to gut essential public services like education, housing,
NPR and PBS fans ripped Republicans for defunding public broadcasters on Thursday, saying it was shameful and "ghastly"