Trump White House issued an executive order on Thursday evening, calling for a block on all federal funds. Public broadcasting service (PBS) and National public radio (NPR), alleging that the two organizations are engaged with “biased and biased news coverage”.
This order directs the board of the corporation of public broadcasting “NPR and PBS direct funding” for “maximum limit allowed by law”.
The administration notes that under CPB’s governing law, the group “cannot contribute or support any political party.” The White House accused the news media’s government funding “not only the old and unnecessary but also for the presence of freedom of journalism, arguing that the media landscape has become more” abundant “and” diverse “since the establishment of the CPB in 1967.
The CPB distributes funds to local public radio and TV stations, which in turn pays air license fees to NPR and PBS programming. The Trump Order instructs CPB to prevent CPB to prevent the “indirect” funding of NPR and PBS by local stations using CPB Fund.
CPB and three board members – Tom Rothenman, Dianne Coupon and Laura Ross – Lawsed on The Trump administration on Tuesday ordered three members to set fire to block an order. The trial argued that the CPB was created as an independent agency to insulating it from politics, and that the board members are not federal officers who are under the removal or control of the President.
“CPB board members may not be influenced, controlled or disturbed by the government’s functions,” said in the lawsuit.
Each of the three members of the board was appointed by President Biden in a six -year term. The trial on the trial is scheduled for 14 May.
“CPB members of CPB boards are essential for the rule of CPB, a private, non-profit corporation, which operates more than 1,500 independent, locally owned and public television and radio stations across the country, providing universal access to independent, high quality materials, telling our American story, and our American story.”
President Trump has signed more than 140 executive orders since taking over in January, which holds records for the most acts issued by a newly elected President in his first 100 days.
