TELL CONGRESS: PBS and public radio are fighting to stay alive after Trump's executive order to end federal funding to the broadcasters. It's another illegal, unilateral WH action. We must keep up our push to stop Congress from stripping $1 billion from public media. Sign the petition: Tell Congress to protect PBS and public radio from Trump's move to destroy public journalism! Harris, After Trump signed an executive order to end all federal funding to PBS and public radio, the head of PBS said, "we have never seen a circumstance like this."1 PBS and public radio face an existential crisis at the hands of the Trump administration. A focus of Trump's second term is destroying public, reliable media to allow right-wing, Trump-friendly disinformation peddlers to take over. In just the last few months, PBS and other outlets have been forced to defend themselves against a sham FCC investigation, a phony DOGE committee hearing where Marjorie Taylor Greene slung invective at public journalism, and propaganda smear campaigns led by Elon Musk. Congress can still stop Trump's proposal to strip funding from public media if we keep the pressure on lawmakers to protect these popular broadcasters. The White House doesn't have the legal authority to end funding for public media, but Trump is still doing everything he can to destroy it. Taking a billion-dollar buzzsaw to PBS and public radio is a central part of Trump's plan to eliminate reliable media sources and empower right-wing disinformation to dominate TV, radio, and the internet. The CEO of PBS called Trump's executive order "blatantly unlawful" and said it would threaten the broadcaster's ability to serve the public.2 Congress must hear us loud and clear: we won't stand for Trump's illegal action, and we won't let our lawmakers gut PBS and public radio. Sign the petition: Tell Congress to oppose Trump's call to defund PBS and public radio! Thanks for taking action, Sources:
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Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Sign the petition: Trump's move to take a $1 billion buzzsaw to PBS and public radio
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