"Donald Trump roasted a reporter from National Public Radio during a press gaggle aboard Air Force One on Friday, with the president seemingly surprised that NPR was still on the air. In July, the House approved Trump's plan to claw back $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds NPR, PBS, and their member stations. Although the move hasn't caused NPR to shut down, the cuts mean some local stations can no longer afford to air NPR content."
"NPR REPORTER: Regarding designating them a terrorist organization, when they don't have defined leadership or membership, how do you target them? TRUMP: Who is it? NPR REPORTER: Antifa. TRUMP: We're gonna find out, right? We're gonna see. People have been talking about it for a long time. We're going to see. Did they have anything to do with your network? Antifa? NPR REPORTER: No. TRUMP: Okay. But we're going to find out."
"Earlier this week, Trump posted to Truth Social, I am pleased to inform our many U.S.A. Patriots that I am designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. I will also be strongly recommending that those funding ANTIFA be thoroughly investigated in accordance with the highest legal standards and practices. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
President Trump mocked an NPR reporter aboard Air Force One and expressed surprise that NPR remained on the air after funding cuts. The House approved reclaiming $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports NPR, PBS, and member stations, forcing some local stations to stop airing NPR content. A reporter asked how a loosely affiliated group like antifa could be designated and targeted as a terrorist organization. Trump responded that officials would investigate and "find out," and he posted on Truth Social declaring antifa a major terrorist organization and urging investigations of its funders.
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