JUST IN: Dems’ Taxpayer-Funded Propaganda Machine Officially Shuts Down

For more than 50 years, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has buttressed the bottom lines of NPR, PBS, and hundreds of local radio and cable access stations across the U.S.

On Friday, the CPB closed its doors for good, citing a devastating loss of government funding stripped last month by President Donald Trump.

An “orderly wind-down” of operations is in the works following passage of a $9 billion rescissions package that zeroed out federal funding for CPB, the organization said in a statement. It will be the first time in more than five decades that the federal government pulls back its commitment to subsidizing news coverage, a long-sought goal for Republicans who have spent years assailing NPR and PBS as propaganda machines for Democrats.

“Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations,” said CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison. “CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care.”

Dozens of staffers have tendered their resignations at NPR as its budget outlook remains uncertain. CEO Katherine Maher has denounced the loss of funding, including suggesting that racism played a factor in the cuts, but hasn’t stated if she plans to stay in her role.

“Having non-White voices and perspectives on air does not make us woke,” she said after the funding cuts were signed into law, Fox News reported.

Edith Chapin, NPR’s editor-in-chief for decades, announced she will be stepping down in a letter sent to Maher last month.

Back in March, Maher testified before lawmakers about alleged bias within her reporters’ ranks. She apologized for failing to cover the Hunter Biden laptop investigation and repeating the U.S. intelligence community’s false assertion that it was a “product of Russian disinformation.”

President Trump has described NPR leadership as “radical left monsters.” In March, he signed an executive order calling for an end to taxpayer subsidization of the network.

“Unlike in 1967, when the [Corporation for Public Broadcasting] was established, today the media landscape is filled with abundant, diverse and innovative news options,” Trump’s order said, the Guardian reported. “Government funding of news media in this environment is not only outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence.”

Paula Kerger, PBS’s president and chief executive officer, blasted Congress’s decision to cut its budget as a vote that “goes against the will of the American people.”

“These cuts will significantly impact all of our stations but will be especially devastating to smaller stations and those serving large rural areas,” Kerger said. “Many of our stations which provide access to free unique local programming and emergency alerts will now be forced to make hard decisions in the weeks and months ahead.”