Donald Trump has signed an executive order to cut public funding of NPR and PBS.
Trump has claimed that the broadcasters have "bias" in their reporting. An announcement from the White House claims that they "receive millions from taxpayers to spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as 'news.'"
Last month, PBS CEO Paula Kerger issued a statement about Trump's efforts to defund public media. "There's nothing more American than PBS, and our work is only possible because of the bipartisan support we have always received from Congress," she said. "This public-private partnership allows us to help prepare millions of children for success in school and in life and also supports enriching and inspiring programs of the highest quality."
The order demands that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting "cease federal funding for NPR and PBS." The Corporation for Public Broadcasting sued Trump just days ago, as the president had moved to fire three-fifths of its board.
This is just the latest in Trump's ongoing attacks against the media. He is working to eliminate the U.S. Agency for Global Media, and he has taken over the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.