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‘It’s Bullsh*t!’: Jasmine Crockett Shrieks At GOP For Wanting To Cut NPR, PBS Funding

Democrat Jasmine Crockett unleashed the profanity of Republicans during a hearing Wednesday on the National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting System (PBS).

A subcommittee of the House Oversight Committee on the provision of government efficiency is Hearing The title is “Anti-American Radio: Holding Director of NPR and PBS Responsibility,” which has Republicans questioned the ongoing funding of media taxpayers. Crockett, who has a history of launching personal attacks on Republicans since being elected in the 2022 midterm elections, ranted about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) if recognized by Republican Marjorie Taylor Green. (Related: I think swearing like a drunk sailor will help make Americans like them)

“The Doge agenda is not about government efficiency, it’s about cultivating corruption at the expense of the safety of Americans, especially Americans who live in rural and remote areas of the country,” Crockett argued. “They don’t care about public safety. They don’t care about emergency management, they don’t care about freedom of speech. All of that hurts Americans.”

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After briefly asking NPR CEO Katherine Maher about a statement he made before the post, Crockett resumed his rant.

“To be clear, the idea of ​​free speech not something you want someone to say, and shutting down everyone that isn’t Fox’s news is bullshit. We need to stop playing.

Maher previously defended the outlet’s news coverage after Uri Berliner, an editor who worked for 25 years at a taxpayer-funded outlet. Published Until the Free Press on April 9, 2024, he outlined the network’s lack of “diversity of perspective.” Berliner said the outlet had overwhelmingly catered to a very liberal white man in his essay.

Berliner was suspended for five days by NPR to publish the essay without clearance before resigning from the outlet.

NPR promoted allegations of conspiracy between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia. Berlin also criticized the outlet for rejecting Hunter Biden’s laptop and revelations about the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.

One NPR affiliate broadcast a speech from Islamic leader Louis Farrakhan, accused of anti-Semitism. Another NPR affiliate in Michigan broadcasts abortion procedures.

According to CPB, NPR radio stations and PBS television stations Website. The US government is prohibited from exercising “directionality, supervision, or control” over the content or distribution of public communications programs and services. Public Broadcast Act 1967.

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