A.G. Gancarski
Gov. Ron DeSantis is supporting a proposal by President Donald Trump to defund National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
And as evidence, DeSantis is reminding Floridians of his own move to eliminate funding for public broadcasting last month.
“Done in Florida,” the Governor remarked Friday on social media, amplifying a post from Trump about slashing the funds federally.
“It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions Bill and, in particular, DEFUND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS and NPR), which is worse than CNN & MSDNC put together. Any Republican that votes to allow this monstrosity to continue broadcasting will not have my support or Endorsement,” the President commented.
DeSantis axed $1.3 million meant to go toward public radio stations’ recurring base appropriations project as part of his line-item veto authority before signing the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget. The Governor also cut more than $4.4 million in additional funds for public TV stations.
The budget bill had $370,400 allocated to each public television station recommended by the Commissioner of Education, with radio stations slated to get $100,000 each.
In previous years, DeSantis had vetoed renovations for stations. That money wasn’t in the budget this year.
5 comments
ScienceBLVR
July 11, 2025 at 11:19 am
Well, there goes the neighborhood!
Mr. Rogers would not be pleased.
Mac Wiseman
July 11, 2025 at 11:24 am
Good morning,
This is 100% the political wisdom and understanding which will put America’s Govornor in The White House for the two terms following Trump’s Big Beautiful Term.
MAC
MH/Duuuval
July 11, 2025 at 1:31 pm
NPR and PBS are low-hanging fruit for knuckle-draggers who imagine they have the proprietary and sole right to control the news just because they temporarily hold elected office.
Victoria Olson
July 11, 2025 at 1:37 pm
Defunding PBS an educational channel is pure Insanity. WHY any Governor or President would want to take that away from the public is political theater and not an ounce of common sense but they don’t want the public to know the TRUTH. The NAZI’S did a very similar takeover of radio, TV & film to use television and film industries during the Nazi era. ( While television was in its early stages, with limited reach, film was heavily utilized as a tool for propaganda. The Nazi regime extensively used cinema to promote their ideology, glorify the regime, and demonize their enemies, particularly Jewish people.) Is America becoming a Fascist nation?
Fred Johnson
July 11, 2025 at 2:41 pm
Looks like the thought police are pushing buttons once again.