Taxpayer subsidization of biased media – the White House

The authority, which has referred me as president through the constitution and the laws of the United States, is hereby ordered:

Section 1. Purpose. National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) receive tax money via the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). In contrast to 1967, when the CPB was founded, the media landscape is now full of abundant, diverse and innovative news options. The state financing of news media in this environment is not only outdated and unnecessary, but also corrosive for the appearance of journalistic independence.

At least the Americans have the right to expect that their tax money, if they finance public broadcasting funds at all, only finance fair, accurate, impartial and impartial news reports. No media outlet has a constitutional right to taxpayers, and the government is entitled to determine which categories of activities will be subsidized. The CPB’s management statute reflects the principles of impartiality: the CPB cannot “contribute to a political party or support it in any other way”. 47 USC 396 (f) (3); See also ID. 396 (e) (2).

The CPB does not remain these principles in such a way that it subsidizes NPR and PBS. Which viewpoints promote NPR and PBS does not matter. What is important is that none of the companies represents a fair, accurate or impartial presentation of current events for taxable citizens.

I therefore use the CPB Board of Directors (CPB board) and all executive departments and agencies (agencies) to discontinue federal financing for NPR and PBS.

Sec. 2. Instructions to the company for public broadcasting. (a) The CPB board ends direct financing to the NPR and PBS, which corresponds to my administration’s policy to ensure that federal financing does not support any biased and party policy reporting. The CPB Board of Directors cancel the existing direct funds in the state, which is legally permissible, and refuses to provide future funds.

(b) The CPB board ends indirect financing to the NPR and PBS, including the guarantee of the licensees and approval runners from public radio and television channels as well as other recipients of CPB funds that do not use federal funds for NPR and PBS. In order to influence this guideline, the CPB board revised the general provisions and approval criteria of 2025 and the Zivildio Community Service 2025, which grants general provisions and approval criteria before June 30, 2025. To the extent that the TV community Service 2024 is permitted general provisions and approval criteria of 2024, the CPB Board of Directors of 2024 grants general provisions and approval criteria and applicable law, also the CPB Board of Directors on the date of this order that is available to these provisions. In addition, the CPB card takes all other necessary steps to minimize or eliminate their indirect financing of NPR and PBS.

Sec. 3. Instructions to other agencies. (a) The heads of all agencies must identify and end to the maximum extent that match the applicable law, a direct or indirect financing of NPR and PBS.

(b) After the measures specified in paragraph (a) have been taken in paragraph (a), the heads of all agencies must determine remaining subsidies, contracts or other financing instruments with NPR or PBS, and determine whether NPR and PBS correspond to the provisions of these instruments. In the event of a discovery of non -compliance, the head of the responsible agency takes suitable steps in accordance with the provisions of the instrument.

(c) The secretary for health and human services decides whether “public broadcasting and the national public radio (or a successor organization) comply with the legal mandate that” no person may be discriminated against. For reasons of breed, color, religion, national origin or gender “. 47 USC 397 (15), 398 (B). In the event of non -compliance with non -compliance, the secretary for health and human services took appropriate corrective measures.

Sec. 4. Separability. If a determination of this order or the application of a provision to an agency, person or circumstances is considered invalid, the rest of this order and the application of their provisions to other authorities, persons or circumstances are not affected.

Sec. 5. General provisions. (a) Nothing in this order must be affected or influenced in any other way:

(i) the legally to an executive department or agency of its legally required authority; or

(II) The functions of the Director of the Office for Management and Household with regard to budget, administrative or legislative proposals.

(b) This arrangement is in accordance with the applicable law and is subject to the availability of funds.

(c) This arrangement is not intended and does not create a right or benefit, in terms of content or procedure, through a party against the United States, their departments, agencies or companies, its managers, employees or agents or another person.

Donald J. Trump

The white house,

May 1, 2025.