Trump cuts funds to NPR and PBS, citing 'woke propaganda'

The broadcasters get roughly half a billion dollars in public money through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday with the intention of reducing government funding for PBS and NPR, citing what he perceives as biased reporting from the two broadcasters.

The order directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal entities to halt the allocation of federal funds to NPR and PBS. It also mandates efforts to identify and eliminate any indirect forms of public financing for these news organizations. The White House, in a social media post announcing the order, accused the outlets of disseminating what they described as “radical, woke propaganda” under the guise of news, using millions of taxpayer dollars to do so.

NPR and PBS together receive approximately $500 million in public funding through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In anticipation of potential drastic funding cuts following Trump’s election, the broadcasters have been bracing themselves, given that Republicans have regularly voiced criticisms against them.

RELATED: Congressional Republicans target PBS, NPR funding in contentious hearing

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