Just over 100 days into his second term, Trump signed an executive order to cut funding to NPR and PBS, accusing them of bias and instructing the CPB to cease direct funding.
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00:00Now, moving on, just over 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump has now signed a new executive order that aims to cut funding to news outlets Public Broadcasting Service, or PBS, and National Public Radio, NPR, accusing them of being biased.
00:18The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB, which distributes funding to the stations to seize direct funding to the maximum extent allowed by law.
00:32Trump's May 1st order also seeks to cut off indirect funding, ensuring federal funds aren't used by any of CPB's recipients to support them.
00:41While Congress has already approved CPB's budget through 2027, the White House reportedly plans to ask Congress to rescind US$1.1 billion, equivalent to two years of funding for the CPB.
00:56NPR and PBS have warned that such cuts would severely impact their ability to deliver trusted news, especially to millions of Americans that rely on public media.
01:07Trump has often clashed with media institutions, recently ordering the shutdown of state-funded outlets like Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, accusing them of being left-leaning or biased against him.
01:23This has prompted human rights advocates to raise concerns over free speech and economic freedom.