NPR and PBS bosses vow to challenge Trump administration’s federal funding cuts
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NPR and PBS leaders announced on May 4th that they would challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order to slash public subsidies to both organizations, saying it was ‘blatantly unlawful.’ Trump signed the order late Thursday, alleging ‘bias’ in the broadcasters’ reporting. The CEOs of NPR and PBS declared they were looking into options to challenge the Trump administration following the president’s executive order to cut public funding to news and media organizations. Trump and congressional Republicans have threatened to cut funding to the organizations for months, with both leaders of PBS and NPR testifying before the House DOGE panel in March to defend their federal funding. Patricia Harrison, the chief executive of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, said the White House had no legal authority over the companies, as NPR vowed to challenge the order, calling it ‘an affront to the First Amendment.’ In March, Trump issued an executive order seeking to hollow out Voice of America (VOA) — another independent, government-funded media organization the president had long accused of bias — but a judge has since blocked that order. U.S. media unites to resist Trump’s proposed funding cuts PBS CEO: Trump Administration Is Coming After Us In Different Ways Paula Kerger: “This is different. They’re coming after us on many different ways… So we have never seen a circumstance like this, and obviously we’re going to be pushing back very hard, because what’s at risk… pic.twitter.com/ZiWtgbWDxF — Mr Producer (@RichSementa) May 4, 2025 NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger said they were both looking at legal options after Trump signed an executive order last week to slash public subsidies for both organizations. They also explained why his order stood out from previous attempts to cut their government funding. Maher said potential funding cuts would hit local…
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