Forcing taxpayers to bankroll the left-wing propaganda machine that is PBS and NPR is not just a slap in the face — it is flat-out illegal. President Trump’s rescission package, yanking back $1.1 billion in taxpayer funds earmarked for these media behemoths, is precisely the gut punch these broadcasters have had coming for decades.

For nearly 40 years, the organization I run has documented PBS and NPR thumbing their noses at the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, which demands “strict adherence to objectivity and balance” in controversial programming.

Objectivity? Balance? They tossed those out the window faster than you can say “state-run media.”

The liberal media’s howling about “censorship” and waving the First Amendment like a shield is pure theater. The First Amendment protects free speech, not your right to a government handout. PBS and NPR are not entitled to a dime of hardworking Americans’ money to amplify their one-sided narratives.

For years, we have documented endlessly the seemingly infinite segments framing conservatives as villains, the soft-ball interviews with progressive darlings, and the relentless push for narratives that align with the far-left playbook.

This is not journalism — it is activism masquerading as public service. Our archives are bursting with examples of their flagrant disregard for fairness. Trump’s rescission is the first step toward dismantling this abuse of public trust. If PBS and NPR want to keep preaching to........

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