Late Thursday night, President Trump moved via executive order to defund far-left networks National Public Radio (NPR) and PBS on the TV side, ordering the Corporation for Public Broadcasting cease direct and indirect taxpayer funding in addition to government agencies ceasing federal grants. A move decades in the making, ABC’s Good Morning America and CBS Mornings were nowhere to be seen early Friday, leaving only a partial segment on NBC’s Today.
“Meanwhile, Peter, also some news being made overnight. President Trump signing another executive order. This one — this one aimed at cutting funding for NPR and PBS. What more can you tell us about that,” co-host Craig Melvin wondered to chief White House correspondent Peter Alexander.
Alexander explained that Trump “order[ed] the end of public funding for both public news outlets” and…
