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From Fox Business: 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.
“I think our reverence for the truth might have become a bit of a distraction that is preventing us from finding consensus and getting important things done,” Maher told the crowd.
“Should your tax dollars really be paying for an organization run by people who think the truth is a “distraction”?” asked Musk.
Should your tax dollars really be paying for an organization run by people who think the truth is a “distraction”? https://t.co/W79tcJJLxu
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 12, 2024
Musk’s post has already gotten over 29 million views and 27,000 comments, and the wide majority are agreeing with him that taxpayer dollars should not be funding NPR.
Define NPR, PBS, VOA (Voice of America) and Radio Free Asia!! They are all infiltrated and controlled by Communists!
Govt should not be in the media business.
— Xi Van Fleet (@XVanFleet) November 12, 2024
NPR is a relic ran by leftists. Most likely another money funnel and propaganda arm of the subversive side of the federal government.
SCRAP IT!
— Jonathan T Gilliam (@JGilliam_SEAL) November 12, 2024
Defund NPR.
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@realchrisrufo) November 12, 2024
No. Absolutely not. Defund NPR.
— Richard H. Ebright (@R_H_Ebright) November 12, 2024
She certainly has a colorful history, so to speak pic.twitter.com/VqvGpoDOlr
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) November 12, 2024
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