In executive order, Trump demands CPB stop funding PBS, NPR
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday night that instructs CPB to cease all federal funding to PBS and NPR.
The order states that continued federal support for public media through CPB “is not only outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence.” It orders CPB to bar stations that receive Community Service Grants from spending federal funds “for NPR and PBS.”
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