President Trump called for Republicans to defund NPR and PBS this week after CEOs from both media companies revealed their far-left biases during a House DOGE Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill.
Trump blasted the “biased platforms” on TRUTH Social:
NPR and PBS, two horrible and completely biased platforms (Networks!), should be DEFUNDED by Congress, IMMEDIATELY. Republicans, don’t miss this opportunity to rid our Country of this giant SCAM, both being arms of the Radical Left Democrat Party. JUST SAY NO AND, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!
NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS President Paula Kerger went viral on Wednesday for going down in far-left flames during the hearing.
In one widely shared exchange, Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) simply read Maher’s old tweets, which were about as extreme as you would expect.
The Oversight Committee shared the exchange on X:
GILL: Do you believe that America is addicted to white supremacy?
MAHER: I believe that I tweeted that and, as I’ve said earlier, I believe much of my thinking has evolved over the last half decade and has evolved… …
GILL: Do you believe that America believes in black plunder and white democracy?
MAHER: I don’t believe that sir.
GILL: You tweeted that in reference to a book you were reading at the time, apparently ‘The Case for Reparations.’
MAHER: I don’t think I’ve ever read that book, sir.
GILL: You tweeted about it. You said you took a day off to fully read ‘The Case for Reparations.’ You posted that on Twitter in January of 2020… …
GILL: Do you believe that white people inherently feel superior to other races?
MAHER: I do not.
GILL: You tweeted something to that effect. You said: ‘I grew up feeling superior (hah, how white of me)’ Why did you tweet that?
Watch the clip below:
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Old tweets come back to haunt NPR CEO…
GILL: Do you believe that America is addicted to white supremacy?
MAHER: I believe that I tweeted that and, as I've said earlier, I believe much of my thinking has evolved over the last half decade and has evolved…
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— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) March 26, 2025
During another exchange, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blasted PBS for airing content involving a drag queen called Lil Miss Hot Mess.
“If I walked in my living room and saw this child predator, this monster targeting my children, I would become unglued,” MTG said.
Watch the clip below:
.@RepMTG slams PBS for airing "children's content" that featured a drag queen
"If I walked in my living room and seen this child predator, this monster targeting my children, I would become unglued." pic.twitter.com/0tBsGRqFdd
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) March 26, 2025
MTG responded to Trump’s rally cry to defund the organizations, saying, “Yes sir, Mr. President! We will defund NPR and PBS!! The American people will NOT pay for disgusting Democrat propaganda anymore!!”
Yes sir, Mr. President!
We will defund NPR and PBS!!
The American people will NOT pay for disgusting Democrat propaganda anymore!! pic.twitter.com/vD776ZEUl3
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) March 27, 2025
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