By Katherine Tinsley
2:29am PDT, Mar 27, 2025
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Marjorie Taylor Greene was excited about interrogating PBS CEO Paula Kerger and NPR CEO Katherine Maher.
"I'm looking forward to holding the hearing tomorrow at 10 a.m. where we will be shining an intense spotlight on how Americans' hard-earned tax dollars have been used by PBS and NPR, and the type of public broadcasting programs and radio shows they have been pushing across the country for decades," Greene said on The Chris Salcedo Show on Tuesday, March 25.
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According to Marjorie Taylor Greene, PBS and NPR often support Democratic politicians.
"It has leaned further and further left, so much so that they now have 'Drag Queen Story Time' instead of good old Sesame Street," Greene said.
"They are now part of transing children, brainwashing children about gender, which proved to be one of the most important issues in the 2024 presidential election. That was a big loser for Democrats," she alleged.
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Donald Trump's administration has been accused of infringing on freedom of speech, but Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed they're doing the opposite.
"We also support the First Amendment," the congresswoman said.
"We support their right to be able to, you know, publish their message, put their broadcasting and their programs out, but we don't think the American people should be taxed to pay for it," she continued.
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"We're a big believer in the private business industry, so we support these radio stations and these TV channels to be able to carry on with business as usual," Marjorie Taylor Greene continued.
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The House subcommitee shared their concerns in an official statement.
"The CEOs will be asked to explain why the demonstrably biased news coverage they produce for an increasingly narrow and elitist audience should continue to be funded by the broad taxpaying public," the lawmakers said.
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The lawmakers were fearful that NPR and PBS withheld information from their audience.
"Both organizations have repeatedly undermined the trust of Americans by ignoring stories that were damaging to the Biden Administration, dismissing calls to perform more balanced reporting, and continuing to pursue partisan coverage," the committee said in a statement.
"This hearing will assess whether the American taxpayer should continue to subsidize NPR and PBS," they added.
