From PBS: A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s executive order to cease funding for NPR and PBS is unlawful and unenforceable. The judge says the First Amendment right to free speech “does not tolerate viewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type.”
“It is difficult to conceive of clearer evidence that a government action is targeted at viewpoints that the President does not like and seeks to squelch,” wrote Moss, who was nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama, a Democrat.
Last year, Trump said at a news conference he would “love to” defund NPR and PBS because he believes they’re biased in favor of Democrats.
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“A federal judge” almost always means Democrat. This is Obama-appointed Randolph Moss.
COMEDY that you can’t defund PBS/NPR, because it’s “viewpoint discrimination.” My dude, PBS and NPR THRIVE on discriminating against the conservative viewpoint (with our funds). https://t.co/YR4UV0n6zu
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) March 31, 2026
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