A series of tweets from various political figures and news outlets highlight a concerted effort to defund NPR, citing concerns over alleged misuse of government funds and partisan bias. Senator Joni Ernst and Representative Julia Letlow have called for a review by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Education's spending, specifically regarding the FAFSA program, amid accusations that funds were improperly allocated towards President Biden's student loan forgiveness initiative. Additionally, NPR's new CEO, Katherine Maher, faces criticism for purportedly bringing a leftist agenda to the organization, further fueling calls for defunding. Maher has responded to the controversy, labeling it as a distraction and denying accusations of bias, while addressing concerns over her views on the First Amendment.
Under fire new NPR chief breaks her silence to accuse critics of 'a very bad faith distortion of her views' - but REFUSES to accept whistleblower's claims against the station's liberal bias https://t.co/rIXmg4aDzU https://t.co/5fTsyJl95O
NPR chief Katherine Maher told @alexbruell the controversy over the radio network's coverage and diversity policies is a distraction, and addressed concerns over her views on the First Amendment https://t.co/XzvZUpW1LJ
NPR chief Katherine Maher said the controversy over the radio network's coverage and diversity policies is a distraction, and addressed concerns over her views on the First Amendment https://t.co/FvO1aOHFyi
We are doubling down to make sure resources that should have been given to a successful FAFSA rollout are not being used for additional student loan forgiveness. I joined @SenJoniErnst in writing a letter to the Office of the Inspector General for the Education Department to…
Biden’s botched rollout of the FAFSA is hurting students making decisions about college. I’m demanding @DeptofEd focus on the FAFSA – on behalf of Iowa families. https://t.co/7xKcneXywq
NPR's new CEO Katherine Maher has a long history of bringing a leftist culture war agenda to every role that she has held, and now she wants to do it with a government-funded news outlet. It's time to defund NPR. https://t.co/UCM5oyHn20 https://t.co/hTIwdmqd9d
Taxpayers are outraged by the Biden Administration misusing our hard-earned money to campaign for Biden. Federal agencies shouldn’t be involved in America’s election process and I’m working alongside my @HouseSmallBiz colleagues to stop any lawless actions and abuse of resources… https://t.co/mRzKmitlEu
Americans' tax dollars should not be used to fund partisan propaganda or political activism. That’s why I proudly co-sponsored @RepJimBanks's Defund the NPR Act! https://t.co/y0OEV1843B
AUSTIN PETERSEN: Defund NPR—Obviously https://t.co/2eGk6mJOdm
No funds for FAFSA should support Biden’s student loan bailout. @RepJuliaLetlow and I are demanding a full review of how @DeptofEd spent taxpayer dollars meant for FAFSA. https://t.co/sUJpNbFr5a
Opinion | End NPR ‘money laundering’ @WashTimesOpEd https://t.co/bbz3YcGrkG https://t.co/eVfaaYM2mf