PBS Defunding

Around the end of last month in April and the beginning of this month in May, there has been an ongoing discussion about Trump’s decision to issue an executive order to defund and get rid of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, funded by the American people. Trump claims, “Republicans must defund and totally disassociate themselves from NPR and PBS, the radical left monsters that so badly hurt our country.” The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is also the parent company to PBS and NPR, two network stations and companies that have worked for over 55 years to educate the public in subjects like math , science, history, social studies, and basic compassion , among other subjects. The CPB is also important because they have played a big role in American journalism. These networks especially serve the lower-income communities in SoCal. This is devastating news to people who grew up watching PBS programs and cartoons because this means there is no interest in providing any type of education for low-income households at all on purpose.