Donald Trump gave an ultimatum this week to Republican senators who are currently on the fence when it comes to supporting a rescissions bill that includes drastic cuts to public broadcasting: Vote to defund NPR and PBS, or he will withhold his support for their reelection.
With the Senate preparing to vote on the president’s Department of Government Efficiency-proposed $9.4 billion clawback package that slashes foreign aid funding and pulls back $1.1 billion in spending for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which oversees NPR and PBS, some Republicans have expressed reservations about the cuts to media outlets.
