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Trump demands slash of federal funding to PBS and NPR in new executive order

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  The White House, in a social media posting announcing the signing, said the outlets "receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as 'news.'"

In an executive order, former President Donald Trump demanded a significant reduction in federal funding for public broadcasting entities such as PBS and NPR, arguing that they exhibit a liberal bias and that their funding could be better allocated elsewhere. The order specifically targeted the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which distributes federal funds to these organizations, and called for a review of its funding to potentially redirect it towards other priorities. This move was met with criticism from supporters of public broadcasting, who argued that such cuts would severely impact the quality and availability of educational and cultural programming. The order also reignited debates about the role of government in funding media and the perceived political biases of public broadcasting.

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