Don't let Trump defund public media — vote coming in the House next week!
Petition to Congress:
We urge you to reject proposals to cut funding for public media.
Trump just signed an executive order to end federal funding for public media.1 Even though the White House doesn’t have the legal authority to gut this funding, Trump will stop at nothing to destroy public broadcasting.
That’s why the U.S. House is set to vote next week on a bill that would destroy Ppublic media outlets2 — a central part of Trump’s plan to eliminate public journalism and allow right-wing disinformation to dominate TV, radio, and the internet.
If Republicans succeed in stripping $1.1 billion from public broadcasting, they will take a giant step closer to a Trump-friendly media takeover. Trump’s campaign to destroy PBS and public radio will succeed unless we put pressure on our elected officials in Congress.
Sign the petition: Tell Congress to VOTE NO next week on Trump’s proposal to defund public media!
This is the latest, and most serious, of Trump’s attacks on public media. He recently said Republicans must “defund” public media, calling outlets “radical left monsters.”3 His FCC chair launched a sham investigation targeting public media outlets, Elon Musk keeps spouting lies about public media, and Marjorie Taylor Greene held a phony DOGE committee hearing to attack public media.
Trump is even turning his office into a propaganda machine, starting a White House website to push pro-Trump news and “circumvent the mainstream media to present itself in a positive light.”4
Trump’s loyalists in Congress are ready to support his executive order and proposal to strip funding from public media. We need to show Congress that Americans continue to overwhelmingly support public media.
Sign the petition: Tell Congress to OPPOSE Trump’s call to defund public broadcasting before the House vote NEXT WEEK!
Sources:
- NBC News, “Trump signs executive order to stop federal funding for NPR and PBS,” May 2, 2025.
- Punchbowl News, “House Republican leaders eye rescissions vote in early May,” April 21, 2025.
- NPR, “Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS,” April 15, 2025.
- Axios, “Scoop: White House launches Drudge-style website to promote Trump,” April 30, 2025.