How is Trumps illegal war against public broadcasting going?
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TaraDeS — 10 months ago(May 26, 2025 05:01 PM)
CoffeeMugShot May 26, 2025 06:24 PM
Member since January 18, 2025
Trump in his war on freedom of the press, by trying to defund PBS and NPR with an EO which is unconstitutional and illegal, is not going so good for him.
As much as he thinks and wants to be a dictator he cannot change what would take an act of congress to do since they set it up and there will still be too many of them who follow the Constitution unlike Trump.
He tried and failed to fire members of their board and they said, “You can’t do that. Fuck you,” and they kept on working!
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/12/nx-s1-5395978/doge-cpb-board-members-trump-lawsuit-npr-pbs
This is a battle the fat orange snowflake will fortunately lose.
And where's your
'fight'
for democracy except some incitement to cause the next Civil War in the USA?
Just asking. ☻ -
Yermom_Is_God — 10 months ago(May 26, 2025 07:41 PM)
It's incredible to see so many people retarded enough to believe freedom of the press includes government funding.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot -
CoffeeMugShot — 10 months ago(May 26, 2025 10:53 PM)
Did you not go to and read the link?
If you had you would read that laws were put in place to protect government interference and the shut down of public broadcasting and their funding to further protect their free press and speech rights.
Trump is doing all he can to violate their free press rights.
If you agree with what he is doing then you are against freedom of the press.
There is no way around that. -
Yermom_Is_God — 10 months ago(May 26, 2025 11:56 PM)
You clearly don't understand what free press means. I'm sure you'd be completely opposed to Fox News receiving government funding, but as long as it's a left wing organization then you're fine with it. Sorry, free press and freedom of speech just means you're protected from the government, it doesn't mean government funding. Stop being stupid.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot -
Yermom_Is_God — 10 months ago(May 27, 2025 10:50 AM)
He's not giving them funding, which according to you dumb ****s is a violation of free press rights. I'm just trying to use an example to get you idiots to understand, which you'll refuse to.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot -
Yermom_Is_God — 10 months ago(May 27, 2025 03:00 PM)
Stop shifting with irrelevant questions. Fact is free press and freedom of speech does not include state sponsored media.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot -
/.ㅤ — 10 months ago(May 27, 2025 04:54 PM)
he allows agencies like the CIA to give out money in a clandestine fashion to influence all aspects of the media and speech.
or perhaps this is backwards, since it's more likely that the CIA controls Trump among host of other assets. -
CoffeeMugShot — 10 months ago(May 27, 2025 05:23 PM)
Then how would you explain press releases full of lies and bullshit brags from the White House about Trump.
That is free speech which includes state sponsored media.
So it’s OK to pay for his lies and not when the press shows the truth.
That is why Trump wants to take away their free press rights.
He would shut down CNN if he could and you know that. -
Yermom_Is_God — 10 months ago(May 27, 2025 06:40 PM)
He's not taking away any r8ghts from the press. The 1st Amendement does not state government funding for media organizations. You won't it anywhere.
He would shut down CNN if he could and you know that.
The same exact way Democrats would shut down Fox News if they could, as they've been trying to for years. What they would like to do and what they can do or are doing are very different things. The Constitution protects a free press and freedom of speech, it does not guarantee tax payer funding for media organizations. That last part is where you seem to be having the most difficulty understanding.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot -
CoffeeMugShot — 10 months ago(May 27, 2025 07:00 PM)
There was no public broadcasting back when The Constitution was written so things change.
Taking away their funding is the same as violating their free speech rights.
In his EO Trump even pointed out things he did not like what they were covering.
This is just a move from a control freak who is butt hurt over things he cannot control and wants to get his way.
What harm is there in the government funding public broadcasting which is peanuts in comparison to other things they pay money for?
If you don’t watch it to begin with then why do you support their free press rights being violated? -
Yermom_Is_God — 10 months ago(May 27, 2025 08:56 PM)
Taking away their funding is the same as violating their free speech rights.
No it isn't. Free speech protects you from the government, it doesn't include government funding. Obviously. If it did every media organization would be demanding tax payer funding.
What harm is there in the government funding public broadcasting which is peanuts in comparison to other things they pay money for?
When the government funds it the government can easily manipulate it. NPR has 84 editors, all 84 of them are registered Democrats. Not one single registered Republican. It has turned into another Democrat tool. This is the reason you want it tax payer funded. Personally I don't give a **** what their political bias and agenda is, tax payer money should not be going to any media organization, left or right.
If you don’t watch it to begin with then why do you support their free press rights being violated?
Free press rights don't include government funding. You're still having trouble with this.
"I am Kamala Harris, my pronouns are she and her, and I am a woman sitting at the table wearing a blue suit." -A fucking idiot