Sen. Kennedy: Your Tax Dollars Help PBS, NPR Lie to You About Laptop, Covid, Racism, by Craig Bannister

By Craig Bannister, MRC TV, June 17, 2025

PBS and NPR are using taxpayer dollars to dishonestly push their own political agendas, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said Tuesday, calling for the Senate to vote to approve Pres. Donald Trump’s request to rescind funding of public media.

In a social media thread posted on X.com, Sen. Kennedy began by detailing the cost to American taxpayers of subsidizing public media:

“In 2025 alone, Congress will send the Corporation for Public Broadcasting $535M. The CPB is a government-backed nonprofit that issues taxpayer-funded grants to NPR, PBS, and their affiliates. By 2027, the CPB expects the federal government to send it nearly $600M.”

Instead of reporting issues fairly and accurately, “these organizations are using taxpayer money to advance their own political agendas,” Kennedy explained:

• “NPR dismissed Hunter Biden’s laptop and the Covid-19 lab leak as conspiracy theories.”

• “PBS openly campaigned against President Trump in 2024 by airing a show called: ‘A Blueprint for the Case Against Trump.’”

• “PBS and NPR have reported that just about every aspect of American life is racist, including law and order, country music, and birds—yes, birds.” ….

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