Four weeks into the second term of President Trump, it’s painfully clear that the “Public Broadcasting Service” loathes Trump and his “government efficiency” czar, billionaire Elon Musk. They don’t say the reason out loud, but Musk has made clear he thinks “public” broadcasting should be defunded. He’s Public Broadcasting Enemy #1.
On Presidents’ Day, their nine-minute lead story on the PBS News Hour carried the online headline was designed to unsettle the public:
‘Chaos and confusion’ as Trump’s mass firings impact the basic functions of government
Reporter Laura Barron-Lopez promoted (unlabeled) leftist “protests across the country, pushing back against President Trump’s first month in office and what organizers say are his antidemocratic and illegal actions.” The prose can’t contain the loathing:
BARRON-LOPEZ: As the White House battles in…
