TELL THE SENATE: The deadline for a vote on Trump’s plan to defund public radio and TV is
this Friday. Trump is putting pressure on GOP Senators, threatening any
Republican who votes against the cuts. Sign the petition: Don’t let Trump pass another extreme funding cut and destroy public
broadcasting!
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The deadline for the Senate to vote on whether or not to clawback $1.1
billion in funding from public broadcasting is this Friday.

It’s an extremely close vote, which is why Trump threatened any GOP
Senators who defy him. “DEFUND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING,”
he wrote on Truth Social. “Any Republican that votes to allow this
monstrosity to continue broadcasting will not have my support or
Endorsement.”^1

Drastic cuts to public media are a top priority for the White House. A
wave of pressure right now could push swing Republicans to defend highly
popular, reliable local media outlets.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition: Save public radio and TV. Don’t give in to Trump’s
threats!
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With the deadline for the vote this week, this may be our last chance to
save the cherished educational programming and journalism on local media
outlets.

Trump and his allies in Congress have targeted public radio and TV since
his first administration, but Trump’s attacks in his second term have left
public media on the edge of losing nearly all of its funding.

It’s all part of Trump’s war on the media and his promotion of right-wing
disinformation. We must send in as many messages as possible to every
single Senator before Friday’s deadline.

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Joey and the team at Demand Progress
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Sources:

1. Deadline, “Donald Trump Threatens To Withhold Support For Lawmakers
Who Vote Against Effort To Defund PBS, NPR And Public Media,” [ [link removed] ]July
10, 2025.


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