#Court battle likely over #Trump’s #ExecutiveOrder to defund #PublicBroadcasting
Trump issued a late-night EO Thurs calling for an end to govt dollars for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting [#CPB], the taxpayer-backed entity that provides funding to #public #media outlets Trump described as “left wing propaganda.”
But Trump’s ongoing effort to cut federal funding of public media outlets such as #PBS & #NPR already is facing stiff opposition.

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https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-05-02/cpb-says-trump-has-no-authority-over-its-funding

The #ExecutiveOrder is the latest attempt by #Trump to limit or #intimidate institutions he does not agree with, including #LawFirms, #universities & #media companies such as #CBS, which is being sued for $20B over a “#60Minutes” interview w/fmr VP #KamalaHarris during the 2024 presidential campaign.

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The #CPB immediately fired back Friday, with a statement asserting that the president does not have the #power to cut off its #funding — #Congress does.

“Congress directly authorized & funded CPB to be a private nonprofit corporation wholly independent of the federal government,” the CPB said in a statement.

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…A representative for the #CPB did not comment on whether it will pursue legal action, but #PBS President Paula Kerger said in a statement that the service is “exploring all options.”

“The president’s blatantly #unlawful #ExecutiveOrder, issued in the middle of the night, threatens our ability to serve the American #public with #educational programming, as we have for the past 50-plus years,” Kerger said.

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#NPR Chief Executive Katherine Maher said, “we will challenge this #ExecutiveOrder using all means available.” She called #Trump’s order “an affront to the #FirstAmendment rights of NPR & locally owned & operated stations throughout America to produce & air programming that meets the needs of their communities.”

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