PBS and NPR CEOs Feel the Heat As Marjorie Taylor Greene Comes Loaded for Bear at DOGE Hearing

As if this week wasn't bad enough for the Democrat Party and their mainstream media allies, the DOGE subcommittee is currently holding a hearing on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), where the CEOs of both purported "news" and information outlets are in attendance as witnesses.

Specifically, the hearing is titled "Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the heads of NPR and PBS Accountable," which is a good indicator that it's unlikely to go well for PBS President/CEO Paula Kerger and NPR President/CEO Katherine Maher.

The chairperson of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), who has been one of the most outspoken voices on the right on the issue of taxpayer funding for PBS and NPR, both of which have been on the radars of Republican members of Congress for decades but about which little has been done policy-wise to hold them accountable for their left-wing biases.

Needless to say, Rep. Greene came loaded for bear, with an opening statement that made clear how she - and many Americans - view both networks, dropping facts galore and asking questions that needed to be asked:

The “news” that these entities produce is either resented—or, increasingly, tuned out and turned off— by most of the hard-working Americans who are forced to pay for it. They no longer view NPR and PBS as trusted news sources.
As matter of fact, these people - they're a threat. In fact, when Elon Musk put his hand over his heart, extended it, and told the American people his heart goes out to them, PBS News posted the clip, called it a "fascist Nazi salute," and described how it was similar to the same “Heil” used by Nazis at their victory rallies.
Not once did PBS or NPR report on the numerous accounts of Democrats making the same gesture.

Greene then held up a photo montage of that very thing.

"AOC, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren, somebody that lost a presidential race, Hillary Clinton, Governor Tim Waltz," she said as she pointed to their photos.

"Why wasn't this treated exactly the same way? Is there not a standard in journalism today? Apparently not," she also noted.

Watch:

.@RepMTG blasts PBS and NPR for their lies about @ElonMusk in January, claiming he had made a Nazi salute #DefundPBS #DefundNPR: “The news that these entities produced is either resented or increasingly tuned out and turned off by most of the hardworking Americans who are forced… pic.twitter.com/hg0pIpDDZK
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) March 26, 2025

Greene also talked about how she used to feel safe leaving her children to watch PBS by themselves if she had to go into another room, but would have "become unglued" to come back in and see them watching drag queen programming on the network:

.@RepMTG slams PBS for airing "children's content" that featured a drag queen

"If I walked in my living room and seen this child predator, this monster targeting my children, I would become unglued." pic.twitter.com/0tBsGRqFdd
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) March 26, 2025

She shared more receipts on her Twitter/X page:

This is the type of programming your tax dollars are funding on PBS.

They are targeting children ages 3-8 with this propaganda.

IT'S HORRIFYING!! pic.twitter.com/QBPIo4zqk8
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) March 26, 2025

While the hearing undoubtedly was designed to show the American people more evidence against PBS and NPR as various Republican-sponsored bills on the matter make their way through the House and Senate, satisfaction will only be gained if their defunding finally becomes a reality after many years of talking about it.

President Trump has reiterated his support for both organizations to lose their taxpayer funding, and it is long past time for Congress to make it happen.

For more information on the House and Senate bills, click below:

House - sponsored by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) and co-sponsored by Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN): The No Propaganda Act
Senate companion version - sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA): The No Propaganda Act
Senate - sponsored by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), who introduced the bill alongside Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY): The Defund Government-Sponsored Propaganda Act

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