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Tens of millions of Americans listen to NPR weekly, but the future of its syndication could be in jeopardy under a potential second Trump administration. Elon Musk is renewing calls to defund the media platform after sharing a controversial video of NPR CEO Katherine Maher, who is less than a year into her tenure.

In the video, Maher says, “I think our reverence for the truth might have become a bit of a distraction that is preventing us from finding consensus and getting important things done.”

Musk captioned the video with the question: “Should your tax dollars really be paying for an organization run by people who think the truth is a ‘distraction’?”

It’s not the first time this year that calls to defund NPR have surfaced. Maher was asked to testify before Congress about NPR’s alleged political biases but declined due to a scheduling conflict.

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Earlier this year, NPR faced controversy when veteran editor Uri Berliner accused the outlet of blatant left-wing bias. Berliner also criticized Maher for having “divisive views” and resigned after 25 years with NPR.

His departure sparked widespread media attention in April, with former President Donald Trump calling for NPR to be defunded, stating, “Not one dollar!”

Fast-forward six months, and Trump is once again president-elect, raising questions about whether the push to defund NPR still holds.

Musk is among several Trump allies questioning whether NPR should continue to receive federal funds. New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, R, whom Trump is tapping for his second administration, also criticized NPR during the election cycle. Stefanik posted on X, accusing a New York NPR affiliate reporter of misleading voters in her district. She ended the post by stating, “I will defund NPR.”

NPR receives funding from donors, sponsors and federal grants established by Congress in 1967. The network’s website warns that eliminating federal funding would result in “fewer programs and less journalism,” and “eventually the loss of public radio stations.”

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[Karah Rucker]

TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS LISTEN TO NPR WEEKLY –

BUT THE FUTURE OF ITS SYNDICATION COULD BE IN JEOPARDY UNDER A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

ELON MUSK IS RENEWING CALLS TO DEFUND THE MEDIA PLATFORM  –

AFTER SHARING THIS CONTROVERSIAL VIDEO OF NPR’S CEO – KATHERINE MAHER – WHO IS LESS THAN A YEAR INTO THE POSITION.

“I think our reverence for the truth might have become a bit of a distraction that is preventing us from finding consensus and getting important things done.”

ELON MUSK CAPTIONED THE VIDEO WITH THIS QUESTION:

Should your tax dollars really be paying for an organization run by people who think the truth is a “distraction”?

IT’S NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THERE’S BEEN CALLS TO DEFUND NPR.

THE CEO WAS ASKED TO TESTIFY ON CAPITOL HILL OVER NPR’S POLITICAL BIASES – BUT MAHER DECLINED DUE TO A SCHEDULING CONFLICT.

CONTROVERSY HIT THE OUTLET EARLIER THIS YEAR WHEN VETERAN NPR EDITOR “URI BERLINER” TOOK AIM AT THE OUTLET FOR WHAT HE CALLED A BLATANT LEFT-WING BIAS –

THEN BLASTED MAHER AS HAVING “DIVISIVE VIEWS” –

AND RESIGNED AFTER A 25 YEAR TENURE.

BERLINER’S GRIEVANCES AGAINST NPR STIRRED UP THE NEWS CYCLE IN APRIL –

WITH TRUMP CHIMING IN THEN – DEMANDING FOR NPR TO BE DEFUNDED

QUOTE “NOT ONE DOLLAR.”

FAST-FORWARD SIX MONTHS –

AND THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS ONCE AGAIN PRESIDENT-ELECT –

RAISING THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE SENTIMENT TO DEFUND NPR STANDS.

ELON MUSK IS ONE OF MULTIPLE TRUMP ALLIES RECENTLY QUESTIONING IF NPR SHOULD CONTINUE RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS.

NEW YORK CONGRESSWOMAN ELISE STEFANIK – WHOM TRUMP IS TAPPING FOR HIS SECOND ADMINISTRATION –

ALSO SHARED HER GRIEVANCES WITH THE OUTLET THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

STEFANIK POSTED ON X ABOUT AN NPR REPORTER –

WHO STEFANIK SAYS MISLED VOTERS IN HER DISTRICT.

SHE BEGINS THE POST ACCUSING THE NEW YORK NPR AFFILIATE OF QUOTE  “ELECTION INTERFERENCE”

ENDING THE POST WITH “I WILL DEFUND NPR”.

NPR RECEIVES FUNDING FROM DONORS AND SPONSORS –

AND RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDS THROUGH A GRANT ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS IN 1967.

NPR’S WEBSITE SAYS THE ELIMINATION OF FEDERAL FUNDING WOULD IMMEDIATELY RESULT IN “FEWER PROGRAMS AND LESS JOURNALISM.”

“AND EVENTUALLY THE LOSS OF PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS.”

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