Elon Musk renews calls to defund NPR after clip of CEO resurfaces on X: ‘Your tax dollars’ are paying for this

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Elon Musk renewed calls on Tuesday to defund NPR after a controversial video of its CEO questioning the importance of truth resurfaced online.

Footage of NPR CEO Katherine Maher from an August 2021 Ted Talk reappeared on X Tuesday, sparking new debate over the taxpayer funded broadcaster’s alleged bias, which has come under scrutiny in recent months.

In the 10-second clip, Maher questioned the role truth plays in the industry as the then-CEO of Wikimedia. She took over as CEO of NPR in March 2024.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/twitter-removes-nprs-state-affiliated-designation-replaces-government-funded-label

Musk threatens to give NPR’s Twitter handle to another account
Musk’s message to NPR came several weeks after the outlet announced it was ‘quitting Twitter’

https://www.foxnews.com/media/musk-threatens-give-nprs-twitter-handle-another-account

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