NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing President Trump.
The suit was filed Tuesday morning (May 27) in federal court against the Trump White House over the president’s executive order purportedly barring the use of Congressionally appropriated funds for NPR and PBS, via NPR.
“It is not always obvious when the government has acted with a retaliatory purpose in violation of the First Amendment. ‘But this wolf comes as a wolf,’” the legal brief reads.
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“The Order targets NPR and PBS expressly because, in the President’s view, their news and other content is not ‘fair, accurate, or unbiased.’”
The lawsuit claims the administration is usurping Congress’ right to direct how federal money will be spent and to pass laws, naming President Trump, White House budget director Russel Vought, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Maria Rosario Jackson, the chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, as defendants.
The suit calls Trump‘s executive order “textbook retaliation” and an existential threat to the public radio system “that millions of Americans across the country rely on for vital news and information.”
“The Executive Order is a clear violation of the Constitution and the First Amendment’s protections for freedom of speech and association, and freedom of the press,” NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher said in a statement.
“Neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to tax-paying citizens,” the Trump executive order says. “The CPB Board shall cancel existing direct funding to the maximum extent allowed by law and shall decline to provide future funding.”
For a full breakdown, head to NPR.org.
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