Trump Says He Would 'Love' to Defund Broadcasters NPR, PBS

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Yahoo! News/Bloomberg

Tue, March 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM EDT


(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump said he is in favor of defunding National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, casting the outlets as unfavorable to him and a drain on taxpayer money. “I would love to do that,” Trump said Tuesday at the White House, suggesting that there was no longer a need for the public broadcasters.

“There’s plenty of coverage. It was from a different age, and they spend more money than any other network of its type ever conceived,” he said. “So the kind of money that’s being wasted, and it’s a very biased view.” NPR and PBS have long been targets for Republicans to defund. Lawmakers for years have introduced several bills that would terminate funding for public broadcasters.

Trump’s Federal Communications Commission chairman, Brendan Carr, has also targeted federal funds for the outlets, telling them that their underwriting announcements could violate federal law. Public broadcasters aren’t allowed to air commercials, but are permitted to credit their sponsors.

PBS and NPR receive a small portion of their funding from federal sources, with the radio broadcaster pulling in 1% directly from US government sources.

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[AZJonnie]

1. Sesame Street has to be one of the shows that fascists hate the most

What with all the 'teaching', 'promoting acceptance of our differences', 'DEI hires', and its total lack of scary authoritarian/religious characters? Safe bet they blame that show for a lot of 'social ills' (in their depraved minds).

[BumRushDaShow]

2. And unfortunately, Sesame Street was already effectively removed from PBS in 2016

and production had been taken over by HBO (now "Max" ), and was running on there (with delayed release to outlets like PBS), but now that agreement has ended. They claim the past episodes will still be available to stream there until 2027.

HBO And Max Will Not Continue Their Contract With 'Sesame Street'

HBO ends partnership with 'Sesame Street'

[AZJonnie]

3. Yeah that does suck, but the hatred for NPR/PBS and their whole 'fact-based' worldview

likely still burns bright for generations of lying propagandists who favor alternate versions of 'reality' that they construct and disseminate out to their credulous and cretinous hordes.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. The show was an alternative to the suburban/small-town-based "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood"

that had little or no connection to the experiences of children living in dense urban areas.

[mdbl]

5. I love how Dump blames everyone else for hating him

even though he continually, on an hourly basis, gives everyone reasons to hate him.

[sinkingfeeling]

6. TSF's aim is to destroy anything good or anything that makes life

under a regime of brutality bearable.

[Miguelito Loveless]

7. I expect NPR will now swing further Right

than it has in the last few decades.

[kimbutgar]

8. One of my co workers listens to NPR and I told her it's going to be defunded soon so she should get SiriusXM

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In her car. And I love the shows in PBS especially the British shows and American Experience.

[Miguelito Loveless]

11. You can find a lot of similar content on podcasts for free.

No use feeding the Corporate Media™ beast.

[kimbutgar]

12. She listens mostly in her car.

And i don’t know if you can get podcasts in ones car.

[Miguelito Loveless]

13. Most phones allow

podcasts to be loaded and played. Most cars made since 2010 have either Bluetooth, or a physical jack to connect your phone to the car speakers.

I listen to mine driving to and from work.

[kimbutgar]

14. I have SiriusXM in my car and never thought I could also listen via Bluetooth in my 2016 vehicle

My newer Hyundai I didn’t realize I can stream podcasts. I will try it out tomorrow when i take a long care trip to attend a friends memorial service out of town.

[Miguelito Loveless]

15. Just about every useful news site

from the BBC to The Daily Show has a podcast, usually segments from their latest show.

[twodogsbarking]

9. Money well spent. Fuck off.

[Mr.Bee]

10. PBS' shows are so far above commercial programming

I'm talking Masterpiece, Create Channel, PBSWorld, Nature, Antiques Road Show, Nova, Secrets of the Dead, the quality of the channels and content, shows, are unsurpassed. All Americans should be watching, it's yours!
I have no money. I support PBS by donating three cars (not all at once, either).