Attention all NPR listeners! Don’t click delete.

Donald Trump's FCC Chair just ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS as part of an effort to convince Congress to defund the public broadcasting networks.

Harris, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are hell-bent on defunding NPR and PBS — and now Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is joining the attack. Rep. Greene just announced that she is demanding that the CEOs of NPR and PBS testify before her newly formed Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee about what she calls their "systematically biased content" and "blatantly ideological and partisan coverage."1 Moments after her announcement, Elon Musk tweeted his endorsement, saying "Excellent action by @RepMTG."2 We've mobilized tens of thousands of people to contact Congress and defend NPR and PBS, but with Trump and his minions ramping up their attacks, we need to do even more. Will you make a donation to support our work, including our efforts to save NPR and PBS? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: Donate $10 Donate $20 Donate $40 Or, donate another amount What we're seeing is a coordinated all-out attack on public broadcasting in an attempt to destroy one of the few remaining reliable, independent news outlets in the country. First, Trump called for NPR and PBS to be defunded, calling NPR a "liberal disinformation machine" and a "total scam."3 Then Elon Musk listed the defunding of NPR and PBS among the first priorities for his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).4 Last week, Trump's newly appointed Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair, Brandon Carr, announced a phony investigation into NPR and PBS, falsely accusing them of running illegal paid advertisements.5 And today Marjorie Taylor Greene launched the latest attack on NPR and PBS, demanding that their CEOs come before her DOGE subcommittee for what will undoubtedly be a political witch trial. This attack on public media is about one thing: centralizing even more power in the hands of Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Because without public broadcasting, the public would be even more dependent on social media platforms like Musk-owned Twitter/X for news and information — especially in rural areas, where newspapers have largely vanished and the local NPR and PBS stations are often the only local sources of news and information. Demand Progress is sounding the alarm and mobilizing grassroots support to stop the defunding of PBS and NPR. Will you donate $20 to support our work, including our efforts to save NPR and PBS? With gratitude, The team at Demand Progress Action DONATE Sources: 1. Politico, "NPR and PBS first target in MTG's DOGE crosshairs," February 3, 2025. 2. Axios, "MTG-led panel plans hearing to grill NPR and PBS heads," February 3, 2025. 3. The Guardian, "Trump's threat to defund all US public media has NPR and PBS on the back foot," December 28, 2024. 4. The Wall Street Journal, "Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy: The DOGE Plan to Reform Government," November 20, 2024. 5. Ars Technica, "Trump's FCC chair investigates NPR and PBS, urges Congress to defund them," January 30, 2025. Contributions to ActBlue Civics and Demand Progress Action are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Join our online community on Instagram or Twitter. Receiving too many emails from Demand Progress? You can opt to pause emails from Demand Progress for a month. And of course you can unsubscribe from this list at any time.