President Donald Trump threatened this Friday the senators from his party who intend to vote against a law that defunds NPR and PBS, two state-owned media outlets that carry an evident Democratic bias.
The House of Representatives, which has a slim Republican majority, approved the bill with a vote of 214 in favor and 212 against. The bill is expected to be voted on by the Senate next week.
"It's very important that all Republicans align with my spending cuts bill, and in particular, that they eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (PBS and NPR), which are worse than CNN and MSDNC combined," Trump posted on Truth Social.
"Any Republican who votes to allow this monstrosity to stay on the air will not have my support or my endorsement. Thank you for your attention!" the president concluded.
The pressure comes as a response to a move by a small number of moderate Republican senators who seek to amend the law and continue funding—to a lesser extent—these state-owned media outlets.










