RINO Congressman Rep. Don Bacon announced on Sunday that he will introduce new legislation to block President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs on countries that have taken advantage of the United States.
On Wednesday, Trump announced the implementation of a 10% baseline tariff on all imports, and the worst offenders will be hit with even tougher measures.
The president proclaimed April 2 as “Liberation Day,” which will restore America’s economic independence, vitalize domestic manufacturing, and protect American jobs.
Trump also released a detailed chart that showed how American workers were being ripped off.
Bacon told CBS anchor Margaret Brennan that he will now introduce a new bill to halt Trump’s tariff agenda, modeled on legislation introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and far-left Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA).
The Grassley-Cantwell bill requires Trump to notify Congress within 48 hours of imposing new tariffs and present a detailed rationale and analysis of the potential consequences for businesses and consumers.
The legislation will also require Congress to approve all tariffs within 60 days, or they will automatically expire.
“I support the legislation that Senator Grassley and Senator Cantwell (introduced),” Bacon told Brennan.
“I have some support on the House bill, which we will unveil tomorrow.”
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Bacon acknowledged that getting the bill through the House would face challenges, as House Speaker Mike Johnson is supporting Trump on tariffs.
However, Bacon is betting on Trump’s tariffs causing the markets to surge while inflation and unemployment could rise.
Bacon says if this happens, his bill will become “very viable.”
“It will be harder to pass this in the House, no doubt,” he stated.
“But if we get 60 votes in the Senate, it will pressure the House to look at this (bill).”
“If we continue to see the stock market go a certain direction or if we see inflation or unemployment shift in a bad way, this becomes a very viable bill,” he added.
“It will not pass tomorrow… But this will be in the queue we can use.”
Former President Obama attempted some cheap shots at President Donald Trump at Hamilton College this week, which spectacularly backfired.
While he appeared to be pushing Democrat and media talking points, he also failed to realize that many within the MAGA movement remember his presidency.
NBC News reports:
Former President Barack Obama said he is “deeply concerned” with some of the actions that President Donald Trump and his administration have taken and seemed to call out the Republican Party for not pushing back on them…
Obama said he’s more troubled by a White House that takes aim at law firms that represent ideas or parties that its occupants disagree with, and that the administration has punished media outlets. Trump has signed executive orders penalizing major law firms and lawyers, prompting outrage within the legal community. The White House has also barred The Associated Press from coverage over its refusal to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
“That kind of behavior is contrary to the basic compact we have as Americans,” he said.
Obama suggested that Republicans would be outraged if he had done similar things as president.
“Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps,” he said, adding, “It’s unimaginable that the same parties that are silent now would have tolerated behavior like that from me or a whole bunch of my predecessors.”
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Obama: Imagine if I had done any of this. Imagine if I had pulled Fox News’ credentials from the White House press corps. Imagine if I had said to law firms that were representing parties that were upset with policies my administration had initiated, that you will not be allowed… pic.twitter.com/htecKDCbyi
Obama’s DOJ and Eric Holder only spied on then-Fox correspondent James Rosen, secretly seized AP phone records and rejected more FOIA requests than any administration in history.
Obama DID try and bar Fox News from a WH Press Pool. And he DID use the IRS to go after Tea Party organizations who campaigned against ObamaCare. Not to mention, he used the FBI to spy on Trump.
No need to imagine—Obama did something worse than any president in history. He used the full weight of the federal government to orchestrate a smear campaign framing his successor as a Russian agent. It remains the most disgraceful abuse of power in modern American politics. https://t.co/X5EIPwZwGY
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has announced a new “shadow government” dubbed the People’s Cabinet in an effort to derail President Donald Trump’s MAGA agenda.
The announcement came not long after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called for a “shadow government” to oppose Trump and advocated for what he called “alternate press conferences” to force Democrat-approved talking points on the public.
Days later, DNC Chair Ken Martin announced he is turning it into an official operation to thwart Trump.
The People’s Cabinet will consist of “experts, leaders, and everyday Americans,” while in reality, it’s nothing more than a bunch of bureaucrats and radical activists hell-bent on destroying America.
According to Martin, the project will counter “lies” and bring so-called “accurate information.”
In other words, they will spin more lies and disrupt Trump’s common-sense moves to fix the mess left by Joe Biden.
This is nothing but political subversion.
As Trump works to rebuild the economy and protect America’s future, Democrats are doing everything they can to disrupt his efforts.
Moreover, the featured names in the People’s Cabinet should tell you everything. Here are some — via The Gateway Pundit:
– Robert Reich, a far-left economist and co-founder of a group that traffics in class warfare and fearmongering. – Mandela Barnes, who couldn’t win over voters in Wisconsin but is now being recycled to bash Trump’s policies on the national stage. – Heidi Heitkamp, a former senator who wants to lecture rural America after voters sent her packing. – Martin O’Malley, failed presidential hopeful, now reinvented as a “defender” of Social Security against imaginary threats.
The plan will also include “rapid response” efforts to attack Trump’s policies, disrupt his messaging, and suppress conservative voices online.
“I’ve been traveling across the country nonstop since I started this job, and what I hear over and over is that Americans want us to challenge Trump’s unimpeded lies, confront his reckless agenda, and offer a better alternative,” said DNC Chair Ken Martin.
“Trump has stacked his Cabinet with out-of-touch billionaires and know-nothing loyalists who are wreaking havoc on the lives of working people across this country, with total disregard for the harm they’re causing our families – from stripping away their health care coverage, to jacking up their costs at the grocery store, to putting the lives of service members at risk. The People’s Cabinet is made up of experts, leaders, and everyday Americans from across the country who will equip communities with the reliable, accurate information they need to fight back against the worst of the Trump and Republican agenda.”
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🚨 BREAKING: DNC Chair Ken Martin just announced that Democrats are forming a shadow cabinet to oppose Trump, calling it the “People’s Cabinet.”
“They will share ‘accurate and reliable’ information to help you fight back.”
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other key public health agencies are undergoing major leadership and structural changes following recent moves by the Trump administration and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The shake-up includes mass layoffs, agency leadership resignations, and public disputes over federal drug approval policies and vaccine regulation.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on Jan. 29, 2025, at his Senate hearing on his nomination to be the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Earlier this week, HHS confirmed a reduction of 20,000 positions, accounting for approximately 24% of its workforce. As part of the restructuring, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reportedly placed five agency chiefs on administrative leave Monday.
Among those affected are leaders from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
These divisions have come under scrutiny for past research funding decisions, including grants related to Chinese labs and controversial gender research.
New NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who was sworn in on Tuesday, informed staff in an internal email that the reorganization would require changes to the agency’s approach in areas such as communications, legislative affairs, procurement, and human resources.
He emphasized priorities like scientific transparency and academic freedom. NIH’s Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Amanda Fine, directed media outlets to file Freedom of Information Act requests to access the email, calling it an “official record.”
“I don’t want retribution. What I want is for gold standard science to happen, and that means even people who disagree with me should have their say. We will never use this agency to censor scientists who disagree.”@DrJBhattacharyapic.twitter.com/oKkcz8wywG
Nature reported that some of the NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff were offered reassignment to the Indian Health Service.
NOTUS also confirmed that CDC officials had received similar transfer offers, particularly relocating away from the agency’s main office in Atlanta.
At the FDA, significant changes have drawn attention from the pharmaceutical industry.
Former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, who served in the Obama and Biden administrations and later worked in a strategic role for Google’s parent company Alphabet, wrote on LinkedIn that the agency “as we’ve known it is finished.”
He warned that a loss of experienced leadership could affect drug development and public safety.
Califf’s departure follows that of other top officials. Peter Marks, Director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), resigned last week.
Politico and the Associated Press reported that Marks was given the option to resign or be dismissed by Secretary Kennedy, with the approval of newly installed FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.
Marks’ March 28 resignation letter, addressed to acting Commissioner Sara Brenner, cited concerns about misinformation but did not mention the ultimatum.
JUST IN: FDA’s top vaccine official, Peter Marks, has resigned!
Makary, whose swearing-in date was not specified in the FDA’s April 1 press release, has already made staffing changes.
On Wednesday, Danish-American vaccine safety researcher Tracy Beth Hoeg confirmed she was hired as a special assistant to Makary. Hoeg has publicly criticized federal COVID-19 research and vaccine policies, including the U.S. childhood immunization schedule.
Marks’ departure coincided with a sharp decline in the stock prices of several biotech firms. Companies like Moderna, Beam Therapeutics, and Sarepta Therapeutics saw significant single-day losses, according to the Wall Street Journal.
These companies are heavily invested in mRNA and gene therapy technologies, areas that Marks previously supported.
University of California San Francisco epidemiologist Vinay Prasad criticized Marks’ leadership, citing repeated approval of COVID-19 boosters for infants without randomized clinical trial data.
Registered Nurse Jaya Rawla prepares a Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at the Fuller Middle School vaccination clinic for Framingham school staff and teachers, March 18, 2021.
Stanford professor George Tidmarsh echoed those concerns, accusing Marks of prioritizing pharmaceutical industry interests over patient safety.
Both cited controversial FDA decisions, including the approval of aducanumab, an Alzheimer’s drug that has since been withdrawn. Critics argue it was authorized without adequate evidence and based on disputed scientific theories.
Bhattacharya raised similar concerns about NIH’s approach to Alzheimer’s research during his Senate confirmation hearing.
The broader restructuring of public health agencies comes amid increased scrutiny of federal science policy, pharmaceutical regulation, and administrative spending.
The administration has also moved to reduce indirect-cost payments on federal research grants, a policy that critics say disproportionately benefits institutional administrators over researchers.
The White House has not yet provided an official timeline for the full implementation of the staffing changes. Additional reassignments, restructuring, and appointments are expected in the coming weeks.
President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had made a shocking discovery while praising Elon Musk‘s work under the agency.
The President was asked how long Musk would stay on board with the administration as a “special government employee,” and he responded, “Elon is fantastic. He’s a patriot.”
Trump added that Musk is allowed to stay “as long as he’d like,” while the commander-in-chief himself would prefer that he remain “as long as possible.”
“I like smart people, and he’s a smart person. I also like him, personally,” Trump commented.
“We’re in no rush. But there will be a point at which time Elon’s going to have to leave.”
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🚨President Trump on DOGE:
“They found something today that is horrible. It is horrible. You will find out very soon. What they found is incredible."
— DOGE NEWS- Department of Government Efficiency (@realdogeusa) April 3, 2025
The President said DOGE’s work under Musk’s leadership is especially important, notably due to the recent discovery made earlier on Thursday.
“They found something today that is horrible. It is horrible,” Trump said.
“You will find out very soon. What they found is incredible.”
However, Trump did not reveal any further details about what they had found.
“Special government employees” like Musk are only allowed to work for the federal government for up to 130 days in a 365-day period, meaning the Tesla CEO’s time for the year would expire on May 30.
However, Trump floated the idea of appointing Musk to a more formal position, adding that “the secretaries” in his Cabinet are expected to take over the government efficiency effort once Musk departs.
“I’d keep him as long as I can keep him,” Trump said earlier this week, per Fox News.
“He’s a very talented guy. You know, I love very smart people. He’s very smart. And he’s done a good job.”
Trump’s remarks came after a false report from Politico claimed Musk would imminently leave the White House over frictions within the Trump team.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later responded to the report, calling it “garbage” on social media.
“Elon Musk and President Trump have both publicly stated that Elon will depart from public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at DOGE is complete,” she said.
Trump confirmed that DOGE would remain in place until July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Elon Musk isn’t going rogue, and he’s certainly not being pushed out. Despite desperate attempts by left-leaning outlets like Politico to stir up drama, Musk’s tenure with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is unfolding exactly as planned, as reported by Fox News.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt shut down the latest media rumor mill on Wednesday after Politico claimed President Trump had supposedly told confidants that Musk would be “stepping back” in the coming weeks.
According to Leavitt, there’s no scoop here—just spin.
“This ‘scoop’ is garbage. Elon Musk and President Trump have both publicly stated that Elon will depart from public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at DOGE is complete.”
This “scoop” is garbage.
Elon Musk and President Trump have both *publicly* stated that Elon will depart from public service as a special government employee when his incredible work at DOGE is complete. https://t.co/Brppff6SKi
This is not breaking news. Musk’s appointment was always temporary.
President Trump brought Musk aboard as a “special government employee” under a federal provision that permits temporary assignments lasting no more than 130 days within a 365-day period. Musk’s clock started ticking on Inauguration Day—January 20—and it runs out May 30.
Since taking on the role, Musk has led DOGE with the kind of innovation and urgency that the D.C. swamp has sorely lacked. With a goal to slash a trillion dollars in government waste, the initiative has already delivered tangible results.
Elon Musk waving a chainsaw presented to him by Argentine President Javier Milei, right, at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event on Feb. 20, 2025 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.
President Trump signed the executive order forming DOGE to streamline bloated bureaucracies, and Musk jumped in with characteristic boldness.
During a Thursday interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, Musk stayed on message. Asked whether he’d stick around past the 130-day limit, Musk replied, “I think we will have accomplished most of the work required to reduce the deficit by a trillion dollars within that time frame.”
Watch the full interview here:
If you have thirty minutes, you can watch Bret Baier's full interview with Elon Musk right here on 𝕏. pic.twitter.com/bLO2LcDeop
President Trump also weighed in on Musk’s future, hinting that while he’d love to keep the Tesla and SpaceX chief around, he understands the limits.
“I think he’s amazing. But I also think he’s got a big company to run. I’d keep him as long as I can keep him. He’s a very talented guy. You know, I love very smart people. He’s very smart. And he’s done a good job.”
🚨 President Trump on Elon Musk & DOGE:
"I think Elon is amazing but I also think he got a big company to run, so at some point he's going to be going back. He's a very talented guy. He's very smart and has done a good job. DOGE found numbers that nobody can even believe like… pic.twitter.com/0qd2vFaR7R
As usual, legacy media outlets are less interested in facts and more focused on misleading narratives. White House spokesman Harrison Fields didn’t hold back:
“Politico has become a tabloid paper that would rather run fake news for clicks than real reporting. This is exactly why President Trump and DOGE have terminated millions of dollars in wasteful, government contracts to so-called news organizations that have diminished their credibility with the American people.”
.@politico has become a tabloid paper that would rather run fake news for clicks than real reporting. This is exactly why @POTUS and @DOGE have terminated millions of dollars in wasteful, government contracts to so-called news organizations that have diminished their credibility… https://t.co/PUhh66AEdi
Musk’s departure isn’t scandalous. It’s the conclusion of a mission that was designed to be short-term, effective, and impactful. Washington isn’t used to efficiency—but DOGE, under Musk’s leadership, is delivering just that.
During a tele-town hall with Wisconsin voters Monday night, Elon Musk revealed that an arrest is expected in connection to a major Social Security fraud operation involving the stolen identities of over 400,000 Americans.
The fraud, Musk alleged, is part of a broader effort that includes the exploitation of U.S. welfare systems and voter rolls by illegal immigrants.
Musk made the remarks while addressing voters in Wisconsin, responding to a question from a caller in Pulaski who asked whether the fraud uncovered in the Social Security system would be prosecuted.
“Yes. In fact, I believe someone is going to be arrested tomorrow,” Musk said.
“This is someone who actually stole 400,000 Social Security numbers and personal information from the Social Security database, and was selling Social Security numbers and all the identification information in order for people to basically steal money from Social Security.”
Musk said the method of fraud has far-reaching implications, including misuse of government benefits and unauthorized participation in the U.S. election system.
“This is a particular avenue of fraud for illegal immigrants and for voter fraud, because the main way that identification is established in the United States is via Social Security,” Musk explained.
“So if you compromise the Social Security system, you can basically get people de facto registered to vote, even if they’re not citizens, and to get a bunch of benefits and milk the system. It’s pretty insane.”
He criticized what he described as a deliberate effort to reshape the federal government’s infrastructure to support illegal immigration.
“The Democrats have basically taken every part of the government that could possibly be bent toward providing financial incentives for illegal immigrants to come to and remain in the United States—whether it’s Social Security, disability, Medicare, unemployment, even IRS refunds without any income,” Musk said.
“It’s wild.”
Musk also pointed to the misuse of emergency relief funds. “They diverted FEMA funds—which are supposed to be for helping Americans in distress from natural disasters—to pay for luxury hotels in New York for illegals to stay in. In fact, they’re still there.”
JUST IN: @ElonMusk announces that people will start being arrested for committing fraud against the American people.
"Someone is going to be arrested tomorrow. He actually stole 400,000 social security numbers & personal information from the Social Security database and was… pic.twitter.com/wD7SKwWOmy
Antonio Gracias, a senior figure within the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), also presented data during a previous town hall Sunday in Wisconsin that Musk referenced Monday night.
According to Gracias, the number of Social Security numbers issued to non-citizens surged from 270,000 in 2021 to over 2.1 million in 2024.
“We found 1.3 million of them already on Medicaid as an example,” Gracias said.
“On every benefit program we went through, we found groups from this particular group of people, 5.5 million people in those benefit programs. And then what was really, really disturbing us was why. We’re asking ourselves why. And so we actually just took a sample and looked at voter registration records, and we found people here registered to vote in this population.”
Gracias confirmed that the findings have been referred to federal investigators.
“We’ve referred them to prosecution at Homeland Security Investigations,” he said.
“That’s happening right now.”
Elon Musk and Antonio Gracias reveal shocking chart of new non-citizen Social Security Numbers issued.
Musk also addressed the larger issue of outdated federal infrastructure, calling it the “thorniest computer problem I’ve ever seen.”
He noted that many of the government’s systems are still running decades-old software, including long-delayed projects like the IRS modernization effort launched in 1995, which Musk criticized as being perpetually “five years away” from completion.
Elon Musk: “The government has got the thorniest computer problem I’ve ever seen. Thousands of systems—many of them are very, very old. Some of the software is older than me… these projects are just ridiculous—like the project to modernize the IRS system. It’s been going on… pic.twitter.com/6oh0l9OrSk
A federal appeals court ruled Friday in favor of the Trump administration, extending a stay that allows the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to continue its operations at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
BREAKING: Federal appeals court lifts order blocking Elon Musk’s DOGE from making further cuts to USAID.
“The three-judge panel ruled the government is likely to show that DOGE’s involvement doesn’t violate the Constitution because most of the cuts at USAID were approved by…
The decision was made following a ruling from a federal judge in Maryland last week, which found that efforts to halt USAID functions were likely unconstitutional and ordered the reinstatement of the agency’s operations.
Elon Musk and Donald Trump are pictured speaking at the ‘Make America Great Again Victory Rally’ at the Capital One Arena in Washington.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, issued a temporary stay, blocking the judge’s order that had prohibited DOGE from working with USAID.
The court’s action also prevented biopharmaceutical executive Jeremy Levin from leading the agency. Friday’s decision extended that stay until the appeal is fully resolved.
The legal battle stems from a lawsuit filed by a group of 26 current and former USAID employees or contractors, who allege that the Trump administration unlawfully canceled government contracts, placed USAID personnel on administrative leave, and took actions that dismantled the agency.
The plaintiffs argue that these actions violated the U.S. Constitution’s appointments clause, claiming that Elon Musk served as DOGE administrator without proper appointment.
Additionally, they contend that the dismantling of USAID infringed upon Congress’ responsibilities, as detailed in court documents.
In response to the claims, the Trump administration denied any wrongdoing, asserting that Musk served as a senior advisor to the president and that the actions taken at USAID were carried out under the direction of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who served as the agency’s acting administrator.
Rubio designated Peter Marocco as the deputy administrator, and in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order, USAID created an internal DOGE team led by Levin, according to court documents.
The administration argued that the actions taken by USAID were within the discretion of the agency and the president’s authority to direct foreign policy.
Furthermore, it maintained that the actions were legal and did not violate the Constitution.
🚨 FEDERAL APPEALS COURT HAS JUST LIFTED A BLOCK ON DOGE’S USAID CUTS! 🚨
Despite the administration’s defense, the district court granted the employees and contractors’ request for a preliminary injunction.
The injunction blocked DOGE from operating at USAID, as the court found that the Trump administration was “likely” in violation of the Constitution, with the pause deemed to be in the public interest.
The court later clarified that Levin, who had led the USAID DOGE team prior to the injunction, could no longer serve as the chief operating officer at USAID, and denied the administration’s request for modifications to the ruling.
The Trump administration appealed the district court’s preliminary injunction and the denial of its motion for clarification or modification.
It also filed an emergency motion seeking to stay the injunction pending the appeal.
The appeals court’s ruling on Friday was a significant victory for the Trump administration.
Judges Arthur Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. and Paul V. Niemeyer stated that Musk and DOGE had made a “strong showing” that they were likely to succeed on the merits of the appeal.
The judges also determined that the administration would face “irreparable injury” if the stay was not granted, and that the public interest was served by extending the stay.
Friday’s decision marked the third win for the Trump administration at the federal appeals court level.
As the case continues to develop, the legal battle over the future of DOGE at USAID and its potential impact on the agency’s operations remains ongoing.
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) introduced a bill to fully defund NPR and PBS during a viral congressional hearing this week, calling the taxpayer-funded outlets “propaganda machines for the radical left.”
The move came after a House Subcommittee on Government Efficiency hearing Wednesday, where NPR CEO Katherine Maher was brutally grilled by GOP lawmakers for the outlet’s deep-seated liberal bias while taking taxpayers’ money.
Jackson’s bill—titled the “No Partisan Radio and Partisan Broadcasting Services Act” or the “NPR and PBS Act”—seeks to eliminate federal funding for both NPR and PBS.
“Hardworking Americans are sick of footing the bill,” Jackson told Fox News Digital.
“It’s time to cut them off and stop forcing taxpayers to pay for their liberal lies!”
“Though NPR and PBS were originally founded to produce non-biased, informational, and educational content, the outlets have since turned into taxpayer-funded propaganda machines for the radical left,” he added.
During the hearing, Maher struggled to answer questions from Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX), who grilled her on NPR’s decision to ignore the Hunter Biden laptop story during the 2020 election.
Maher admitted, “NPR acknowledges we were mistaken in failing to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story more aggressively or sooner.”
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The hearing also highlighted NPR’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic after Cloud noted the network’s early dismissal of the lab leak theory.
Maher responded:
“We recognize our reporting at the time, but we recognize that the new CIA evidence is worthy of coverage and have covered it.”
The grilling came in the wake of revelations from former NPR senior editor Uri Berliner, who was suspended in 2024 after publishing an essay accusing the network of censoring dissenting viewpoints.
Berliner’s piece soon became a rallying cry for critics who say NPR and PBS are no longer fit for taxpayer support.
Meanwhile, President Trump responded to the hearing, saying he would be “honored” to see both NPR and PBS shut down and blasting them as “very unfair” and “very biased.”
“They spend more money than any other network of its type ever conceived, so the kind of money that’s being wasted, and it’s a very biased view, you know that better than anybody,” Trump previously said.
“And I’d be honored to see it end.”
Jackson’s office echoed Trump, describing NPR and PBS as a “messaging arm for woke, radical Democrats.“
Conservatives have called for the de-funding of National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) for years. Now, with CEO Katherine Maher on the hot seat in front of Congress, that may become a reality.
Most Americans have enjoyed some of public broadcasting’s offerings, like Sesame Street and nature documentaries. With NPR, the long-running Prairie Home Companion variety show was also a hit, at least until the #MeToo movement’s broad claims of sexual harassment took him down just as he was retiring.
But both PBS and NPR have gone hard, hard left in the past decade, NPR most obviously. Even longtime liberal listeners found themselves turning the radio dial when every single story was used to pitch fringe-left ideas about how systemically racist, misogynist, and anti-environmental America allegedly was.
Despite the denials of partisanship, NPR’s own Uri Berliner blew the lid off the lies in late 2024 with an exposé of just how biased the network really was. Berliner was with the network for 25 years, and had his own progressive credentials as a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and being raised by, in his words, “a lesbian peace-activist mother.” Writing for The Free Press, Berliner tried to sound the alarm for his colleagues with a warning that their blindness to the radio network’s hyper-partisanship jeopardized not only their subscribing listeners but the support of the American public.
The most shocking part of Berliner’s essay were the cold hard facts. He discovered that of the 87 members of the broadcaster’s core editorial staff, not a single one of them was conservative. Each of the 87 was a registered Democrat.
While being grilled by Congress this week, Maher used her patented Mommy-Tone speaking voice so beloved by the Ted Talk set. Watch South Carolina Republican Rep. William Timmons question Maher about the hard-left position she and her staff take. He ends with an implied warning that NPR’s budget might have to be re-jiggered because the network is not “worth saving.”
Rep. Timmons: "You have 87 registered Democrats, not a single Republican in your editor board."
Throughout the hearing, Maher gave implausible answers on many topics, suggesting she may not have been entirely honest. She claimed not to have any idea about the 100-percent registered-Democrat status of her headquarters staff. She also claimed to have no memory of several of her own posts on Twitter (now X) calling for reparations money for black Americans, and accusations that the country was inherently racist and woman-hating.
Here’s freshman Republican Brandon Gill from Texas nailing her on her social media claim that Americans were “addicted to white supremacy.”
President Trump calls for NPR and PBS to be defunded.
This follows Wednesday’s hearing where NPR CEO Katherine Maher was humiliated when @RepBrandonGill used Maher’s own social posts against her to expose how ridiculously partisan she and NPR are.
Here’s what X users had to say. They remember some of her other greatest hits, such as questioning whether searching for the truth was really all it was cracked up to be.
NPR's CEO Katherine Maher: "Truth is a distraction from getting things done"
Bob’s view sounds like that from many former NPR listeners, liberal and conservative.
Like so many, I used to love NPR. That was until it turned into the radio version of the extremist left MSDNC with a sprinkle of comedy and trivia shows.
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