TELL CONGRESS: The Trump admin is threatening Wikipedia’s nonprofit
status, calling it “propaganda.” Trump is attacking organizations and
sources of information that don’t align with him in a quest for total
control. Sign the petition: Stop Trump’s attempt to destroy the
organizations and outlets that threaten his agenda.
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Hi,
Trump is trying to take complete control — defying the judiciary,
attacking public news outlets, and going after the nonprofit status of
organizations that don’t fit his agenda.
Last week, Trump’s crusade led to the DOJ going after Wikimedia, the
organization that runs Wikipedia, for “spreading propaganda” and
“subverting the interests of American taxpayers,” and threatening to take
away its nonprofit status.^1 It’s a completely baseless, targeted attack
against a source of information Trump can’t control — and he wants total
control.
Our elected leaders in Congress can speak up and make clear that stripping
the nonprofit status from organizations that Trump doesn’t like is
completely unacceptable, illegal, and a severe departure from the
principles of American democracy.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Stop Trump’s attacks on Wikipedia and other
nonprofits he wants to destroy.
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The Trump admin has also directed its attacks at scientific journals it
doesn’t agree with, like the New England Journal of Medicine and
Obstetrics and Gynecology, as well as groups aligned with Democrats,
including ActBlue.^2,3 The administration has taken direct aim at
defunding reliable news sources like PBS and public radio. All in a quest
to shut down organizations that Trump sees as enemies.
Wikipedia, and these other institutions, could be effectively shut down by
the DOJ just because Trump wants them to be shut down. That’s not what
happens in a democracy, but that’s what’s at stake right now.
[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Stop Trump’s baseless, targeted political attacks!
Thanks for taking action,
Joey and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:
1. Gizmodo, “Trump DOJ Threatens Wikipedia's Nonprofit Status Over
Alleged 'Propaganda,'” [ [link removed] ]April 26, 2025.
2. Ibid.
3. NBC News, “Trump takes executive action targeting ActBlue, the main
Democratic fundraising platform,” [ [link removed] ]April 24, 2025.
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