Trump ordered federal funding cut off from NPR and PBS

Date: 2025-05-01
Entry type: executive-order
Current status: Issuance documented; this entry does not assert present enforceability.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Entities and roles

Ending Taxpayer Subsidization Of Biased Mediadocumented action or event
Donald J. Trumppresident responsible for the cited action

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
On 2025-05-01, Donald Trump directed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and executive agencies to cease direct and indirect federal funding of NPR and PBS to the maximum extent allowed by law.
- The White House: Ending Taxpayer Subsidization Of Biased MediaOperative text of the cited action