Trump's request to cut nearly $9 billion in public broadcasting and foreign aid funding was approved by the Republican-majority Congress. The Senate voted 51-48, and the House followed with 216-213. The proposed cuts include about $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which serves over 1,500 local stations. The White House claims public media is politically biased. Although concerns were raised regarding the impact of these cuts on local stations, some funding may be redirected to support Native American public radio stations, but many local broadcasters remain at risk of closure.
Trump's Republican administration is employing a rarely used tool that allows the president to transmit a request to cancel previously approved funding authority.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said public broadcasting has been taken over by 'partisan activists.'
The White House says the public media system is politically biased and an unnecessary expense.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., unsuccessfully sought to take out the public broadcasting cuts.
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