GOP Lawmakers Grill NPR, PBS CEOs Over Alleged Bias and Taxpayer Funding
The heads of NPR and PBS faced a tense grilling by GOP lawmakers on Capitol Hill over allegations of biased coverage and misuse of taxpayer funding for their liberal news outlets. The high-intensity questioning aimed to defend these taxpayer-funded organizations from Republican criticism.
The heads of NPR and PBS faced a tense grilling on Capitol Hill by GOP lawmakers over their coverage and taxpayer funding, as Republicans criticized the liberal news outlets for biased reporting. The CEOs were under pressure to defend their organizations' financial support from taxpayers. Lawmakers questioned whether the outlets' content aligns with their public mandate, sparking concerns about accountability. The intense questioning aimed to scrutinize the tax-deductible status of NPR and PBS funding.
