Save PBS from GOP cuts!
Petition to Congress:
We urge you to reject proposals to cut funding for PBS – which Americans consistently rank as the most trustworthy network for news and public affairs. Attacks on PBS are attempts to silence independent media. We must protect free, fact-based journalism and ensure access to trusted programming for all Americans.
Trump, Elon Musk, and GOP Speaker Mike Johnson want to destroy the Public Broadcasting Service — the public media we know as PBS.1
Trump’s relentless war on journalism started during his first run for president and has only gotten worse. Now, with Musk in charge of slashing funding for public goods, PBS is under serious threat.
Sign the petition: Save PBS from Musk, Trump, and the GOP!
For over two decades, Americans have consistently ranked PBS the most trustworthy network for news and public affairs.2
And that’s exactly why Trump, Musk, and their cronies are targeting it – they know that an informed public with access to trusted journalism is a powerful defense against the manipulation, disinformation, and propaganda they’re pushing.
Trump already tried and failed to cut funding for PBS during his first administration because gutting one of America’s most trusted public institutions isn’t a popular move. Congress can’t let the richest people in the country and MAGA Republicans destroy PBS.
Add your name: Save PBS from Musk and Trump!
Sources:
- The Hill, “Speaker Johnson says he’d ‘like to’ axe PBS and Planned Parenthood,” December 4, 2024.
- PBS, “PBS Fast Facts,” February 2024.