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The leaders of National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) are scheduled to appear before the House Subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency this Wednesday, March 26, to address concerns about their organizations’ federal funding.
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After listening to what we've heard today, we will be calling for the complete and total defund and dismantling of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
NPR & PBS can hate us on their own dime.
It’s time American taxpayers stop footing the bill. pic.twitter.com/2OfjGzmNlF
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) March 26, 2025
In a strongly worded statement, Subcommittee Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed her skepticism about continued taxpayer support for these broadcasting entities. “I want to hear why NPR and PBS think they should ever again receive a single cent from the American taxpayer. These partisan, so-called ‘media’ stations dropped the ball on Hunter Biden’s laptop, down-played COVID-19 origins, and failed to properly report the Russian collusion hoax,” Greene declared. She further emphasized that “Federal taxpayers should not be forced to pay for one-sided reporting, which attacks over half the country to protect and promote its own political interests. I look forward to working with the Trump Administration to stop allowing the blatant misuse of taxpayer funds for partisan ends.”
The @NPR and @PBS should not be receiving federal money. pic.twitter.com/8ACUW7XOlo
— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) March 26, 2025
The scrutiny of public broadcasting funding gained additional momentum when President Donald Trump expressed his support for defunding these organizations. During a Tuesday statement, the former president indicated he would welcome the opportunity to see NPR and PBS lose their federal funding during his administration.
