Republican accused NPR, PBS of bias at the DPR session; Democrats reprimand him as a partisan attack
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Republican accused NPR, PBS of bias at the DPR session; Democrats reprimand him as a partisan attack

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The Republican accuses the NPR and PBS public media outlets of the Bias in the DPR Sub -Committee Session on Wednesday, while the Democrats defended the organization and criticized the event as a disruption from the ongoing controversy regarding the use of Trump administrative signal messages applications for sensitive information communication.

PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger and President and CEO of NPR Katherine Maher denied the accusation of bias, said that outlets comply with journalistic standards and serve various audiences that include rural viewers.

The trial, entitled “Anti-American Air Waves: Holding the Head of NPR and PBS Accountable,” held by the Delivery of the Government Efficiency Subcommittee (DOGE), a name that echoed the Department of Government Efficiency, the initiative to cut the Trump administrative fee that was monitored by Elon Musk.

House Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GGA., Criticizing NPR and PBS during the trial due to alleged liberal bias, referring to federal funds for outlets as targets of potential cutting.

“NPR and PBS are increasingly becoming radical left wing echoes for narrow audiences mostly rich people, white, urban skin and progressive,” Greene said.

President and CEO of Public Broadcasting Services Paula Kerger testified during the Supervisory Session and the Government Reform Committee at the US Capitol on March 26, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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A few minutes later, Rep. House Stephen Lynch, D-Ma., Defending public media outlets and criticizing the trial as a disturbance for more important problems that are often taken by the DPR Supervisory Committee, the larger body that belongs to the Doge subcommittee.

“I am sad to see this proud committee – the principle investigation committee in the House of Representatives – has now bowed to the lowest level of partiality and theater to hold a trial to pursue people like Elmo and Monster Cookies and Arthur The Aardvark,” Lynch said.

Then in the trial, Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Ca., Sinis: “Is Elmo now, or has he ever, a member of the Communist Party?”

This is a developing story. Please check again for updates.

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