Just because Congress authorizes spending, doesn't mean the money has to be spent.
Arguably ... of course, there's an element of political theater here. A judge will thwart him, it will become a visible public issue, and he'll force Congress to eliminate funding all around.
Trump wins one way or the other.
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He's directing the Corp for Pub Broadcasting to not fund them. That is within his power as POTUS.
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- Things that autocrats do: [NT]
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- conorlarkin - 5:44am 5/2/25
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- Didn't NPR have something like 81 liberal journalists and zero conservative ones? [NT] - MarkHarman - 12:35pm 5/2/25
- If you don’t kowtow, you go [NT] - Chris94 - 7:14am 5/2/25
- Precisely the sort of low-hanging fruit that needs to go. - jakers - 6:32am 5/2/25
- Just when it seemed you couldn’t get any dumber. [NT] - Frank L - 9:52am 5/2/25
- The Fed under Trump & Elon is projected to spend in increase of $315B. Just FYI [NT] - Quest4twelve - 9:14am 5/2/25
- Reminder: spending is going UP under Trump - Chris94 - 7:15am 5/2/25
- How is eliminating a state-sponsored media machine that supports one viewpoint revenge? Enlighten us [NT]
- LanceManion - 7:20am 5/2/25
- Because Congress authorized the funding. See my post below. [NT] - conorlarkin - 7:26am 5/2/25
- Allow me to enlighten you. It’s what Nietzsche called “ressentiment.” - Chris94 - 7:26am 5/2/25
- The entire left wing dogma for the last decade+ exemplifies the French word for resentment. - iairishcheeks - 7:11pm 5/2/25
- That's one view. Another is that institutions have been captured by leftists, including NPR and - LanceManion - 7:36am 5/2/25
- Yep. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:58pm 5/2/25
- My guess is that 98% of MAGA never turns on NPR or PBS - Chris94 - 7:45am 5/2/25
- PBS is still pretty good. NPR is a shell of its former self. Boiled frogs, I guess. [NT]
- LanceManion - 8:20am 5/2/25
- Agree. NPR is seldom unbiased. [NT] - Hensou - 9:19am 5/2/25
- . [NT] - Hensou - 9:19am 5/2/25
- PBS is still pretty good. NPR is a shell of its former self. Boiled frogs, I guess. [NT]
- LanceManion - 8:20am 5/2/25
- That quote perfectly captures Trumpism, as reflected daily on this Board. [NT]
- conorlarkin - 7:31am 5/2/25
- The problem is, the other side sees your view in the exact same way. Remember Kamala. - LanceManion - 7:37am 5/2/25
- How is eliminating a state-sponsored media machine that supports one viewpoint revenge? Enlighten us [NT]
- LanceManion - 7:20am 5/2/25
- Terminate big-state propaganda outlets' funding? Another view: that's what patriots do. - LanceManion - 6:02am 5/2/25
- You misspelled, “That’s what wannabe autocrats do.” [NT] - Domer From Hell - 9:38am 5/2/25
- 40 million Americans listen to NPR each week; 35 million watch PBS shows. [LINK]
- conorlarkin - 6:33am 5/2/25
- Then it should be ripe for commercial support. [NT]
- jakers - 6:38am 5/2/25
- Ought not Congress be the decider? [NT] - conorlarkin - 6:48am 5/2/25
- Congress saw the benefits of public tv and radio, which Americans have enjoyed for 58 years. [NT]
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- conorlarkin - 6:44am 5/2/25
- Pre-$35T. [NT] - jakers - 7:17am 5/2/25
- Yes, but they have evolved into something that is far from neutral. No government sponsored religion - LanceManion - 7:11am 5/2/25
- Congress approved the taxpayer funding. Tell us why a President can shut it off. - conorlarkin - 7:26am 5/2/25
- He's directing the Corp for Pub Broadcasting to not fund them. That is within his power as POTUS. - LanceManion - 7:32am 5/2/25
- CPB is not a federal agency. Not sure it is subject to executive authority. [NT]
- conorlarkin - 7:41am 5/2/25
- I imagine POTUS has lawyers who directed him to structure the EO in the way it is. [NT]
- LanceManion - 8:19am 5/2/25
- Sure he does like the ones who structured his fake elector scheme in 2020. Sigh. [NT]
- Frank L - 9:50am 5/2/25
- CPB is the only public media organization whose board members are nominated by the President of the - LanceManion - 9:54am 5/2/25
- Then do that and stop with the illegal EO’s. The funding is appropriated. He can’t impound it. - Frank L - 10:08am 5/2/25
- Just did, my man. And some whiney little lib bitch judge will get themselves thrown in the clink. [NT]
- LanceManion - 10:25am 5/2/25
- Were you locked in the school lockers growing up like Stephen Milller? [NT] - Frank L - 10:49am 5/2/25
- Just did, my man. And some whiney little lib bitch judge will get themselves thrown in the clink. [NT]
- LanceManion - 10:25am 5/2/25
- Then do that and stop with the illegal EO’s. The funding is appropriated. He can’t impound it. - Frank L - 10:08am 5/2/25
- CPB is the only public media organization whose board members are nominated by the President of the - LanceManion - 9:54am 5/2/25
- Sure he does like the ones who structured his fake elector scheme in 2020. Sigh. [NT]
- Frank L - 9:50am 5/2/25
- I imagine POTUS has lawyers who directed him to structure the EO in the way it is. [NT]
- LanceManion - 8:19am 5/2/25
- CPB is not a federal agency. Not sure it is subject to executive authority. [NT]
- conorlarkin - 7:41am 5/2/25
- He's directing the Corp for Pub Broadcasting to not fund them. That is within his power as POTUS. - LanceManion - 7:32am 5/2/25
- Congress approved the taxpayer funding. Tell us why a President can shut it off. - conorlarkin - 7:26am 5/2/25
- Then it should be ripe for commercial support. [NT]
- jakers - 6:38am 5/2/25
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