EXCLUSIVE: GOP moves to defund ‘chronically biased’ NPR, PBS after disastrous hearing

‘Fox&FriendsWeekend’co-hostCharlieHurtweighsinoncallstodefundNPRandPBSovertheirapparentliberalbiason‘JesseWattersPrimetime.’ EXCLUSIVE:Afterahard-hittinghearingbytheHouseDOGESubcommittee,Rep.RonnyJackson,R-Texas,isintroducingabillThursdaytopullallgovernmentfundingfrom“chronicallybiased”outletsNPRandPBS,whichhesayshavebeen“pushingDemocrattalkingpointsunderthefakebannerof‘publicmedia.’” Jackson’sbill–titledthe“NoPartisanRadioandPartisanBroadcastingServicesAct”orsimplythe“NPRandPBSAct”–wouldfullycutoffanydirectandindirectgovernmentfundingforbothoutlets,forcingthemtocompeteinsteadofbeingproppedupbythegovernment. ThiscomesamidElonMusk’ssweepingcutstowastefulgovernmentprogramsthroughtheDepartmentofGovernmentEfficiency. Themovealsofollowsahigh-intensityHouseDOGESubcommitteehearinginwhichNPR’sKatherineMaherandPBS’Paula