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NPR and PBS Chiefs Defend Themselves Before DOGE Grilling

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Marjorie Taylor Greene called for the defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting .

NPR 's Katherine Maher and PBS 's Paula Kerger faced questions on everything from Hunter Biden's laptop and COVID ’s origins to old tweets and content featuring drag performers.

Republicans questioned why Congress was focusing on Sesame Street in the midst of revelations that top Trump administration officials were sharing and discussing attack plans in a Signal chat that mistakenly included a journalist.

Trump said he would “love to do that” when asked whether he would defund the organizations.

The president doesn’t have the power to cut government funding allocated to public media, as Congress earmarks money for this purpose.

NPR only directly receives about 1% of its annual operating budget from the federal government, via grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).