Trump Issues New Executive Order to Eliminate Federal Funding for NPR and PBS

During the second campaign trail, Donald Trump continued his war against the media (or the enemy of the American people “). Although Trump has been more than 100 days, he fulfilled that. Now Trump attacks social media by eliminating federal financing for NPR and PBSThere will be hundreds of local stations across the country.

Thursday, Trump has signed disposal To turn the corporation to stop finance for NPR and PBS directing for public broadcasting previously described “Radical remained” monsters’. “According to the order,” the government’s financing of the news media is not only obsolete and unnecessary, not corrosion in the appearance of journalistic independence. “

Of course, it was less subtle in the White House Messaging. Friday statementThe White House claimed that the taxpayer’s taxpayer had won the taxpayer’s fund for radical, revealed promotional propaganda hidden in the “News”. Includes examples of the White House NPR’s apology To describe people as “illegal” a PBS documentsand the content of both organizations in the transgender communities.

CPB is a special, non-profit corporation approved by Congress in 1967 Public Broadcasting Law. As part of this law, the CPB is designed to protect the “maximum freedom” from the lack of “creating an agency or the government of the United States” and “external interference and control”.

One statementPorte Kerzer, PABS CEO Paula Kerzer, Trump’s “open illegal” but said that education is threatening our ability to serve the American community. Similarly, President of America, USA and CEO of American Public Television Stations, gossip The Trump’s command will be “public safety, education and local service missions.”

Washington post, gets CPB About $ 535 million according to the financial year. Grant is directed to the content of funding for households and television stations to local radio and television stations. When it comes to programming funded by CPB, you can first think of Iconic shows between Sesame Street or Lions. However, as Riley said, CPB financing also allows social security services as a PBS warning system. He, “These restrictions would have especially harmed local stations that serve more rural communities.”

In the first 100 days, Trump management used a number of tactics to suppress target and media. For example, after the administration covers the White Household incidents, the administration is engaged in legal battles with related press correspondents. Why? Because the AP would not call the Gulf of Mexico with the selected name of the management: “American Gulf”. NBC news, foundation for individual law and expression condemned As a clear attack on the freedom of the press, “the role of the press is to hold those in power to prevent their oral cavity.” Committee to protect journalists at the beginning of this week left a report How to “whip” in the press freedom of the Trump management. CPJ is usually waiting for a year to assess the impact of a management’s impact, Trump’s actions guaranteed an exception.

In addition to trying to control the CPB financing Trump tried to produce three of the board membersIncluding two assignments set to two verses this week. As part of the law, the President has the power to determine the members of the Board in consultations with the Senate leaders of both sides. But there is no authority to remove them. The CPB sued in response and in the same way, it is likely to oppose the decision of Trump.

“CPB is not a federal executive agency that is subject to the presidential authority,” President and CEO Patricia Harrison gossip in a statement. “To control or monitor any directions, control or study television or radio broadcasting in the CPB, creating any department, officer, officer, officer or employee in Congress [CPB] or any of his grants or contractors. “

The order can be challenged in court. But professor Stephen Vladeck as the right to Cocoon notierThe winner of these claims is not a point. And it is not clear, nor the law creates legislation. Instead, Vladeck, Trump administration’s actions “intimidate, chilling, intimidating to consume oxygen, designed to cool.”

Trump’s attacks on journalism will not be read separately from other attempts to expand the power of the leadership. From the doge’s plans Silos information To the master base from various federal agencies Trump is further controlled by independent institutionscloses together. If you control the general production, flow and data spread, then you can actually make the hell you want.