Republican Congressman Introduces Legislation to Defund NPR

Published on April 19, 2024

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) announced that he’s proposing legislation to defund National Public Radio (NPR) after a series of revelations appeared to confirm the news organization’s devotion to progressive groupthink. “Congress shouldn’t be paying pro-censorship leftist activists,” he posted on X, to which Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk responded in support by replying, “Great.” The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the “Defund NPR Act.” The move comes in the wake of Uri Berliner’s resignation from NPR as a senior business editor after exposing its activist agenda in an opinion piece for The Free Press....