Trump signs executive order to cut funding for public broadcasters

Donald Trump has signed an executive order to stop funding public radio station NPR and television network PBS, citing bias in their reporting. The president claims both entities provide unfair, inaccurate, or slanted coverage of news events, though they receive only a small portion of their funding from taxpayers through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The CPB's budget has been approved until 2027, raising concerns about Trump's order's feasibility. NPR now loses its $120 million annual allocation in 2025, while PBS faces a 36 million viewer loss. Media rights group RSF warns of a decline in press freedom under Trump and global challenges for independent journalism.