President Trump signed an executive order slashing all federal funding to PBS and NPR, accusing them of pushing radical and “woke” propaganda. The order not only cuts direct funding, but also directs agencies to eliminate indirect support—a move critics say is designed to choke out public broadcasting altogether.
This isn’t new. Since returning to office, Trump has aggressively targeted institutions he deems unfriendly—cutting arts funding, seizing control of the Kennedy Center, and threatening law schools that refuse to dismantle DEI programs.
But this latest move goes straight for the jugular of independent journalism. PBS and NPR received nearly half a billion dollars through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
While they have been bracing for cuts since Trump’s 2024 campaign, PBS President Paula Kerger warned that yanking support now would disrupt the essential service PBS and local member stations provide to the American people. So who gets silenced next?
Click play to listen to the report from AURN White House Correspondent Ebony McMorris. For more news, follow @E_N_McMorris & @aurnonline.
