NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut funding to public media

National Public Radio and 3 section stations person filed a suit against President Donald Trump, arguing that an enforcement bid aimed astatine cutting national backing for the enactment is illegal

WASHINGTON -- National Public Radio and 3 section stations filed a suit Tuesday against President Donald Trump, arguing that an enforcement bid aimed astatine cutting national backing for the enactment is illegal.

The lawsuit, filed successful national tribunal successful Washington by NPR, Colorado Public Radio, Aspen Public Radio and KUTE, Inc. argues that Trump’s enforcement bid to slash nationalist subsidies to PBS and NPR violates the First Amendment.

Trump issued the enforcement bid earlier this period that instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and different national agencies “to cease Federal backing for NPR and PBS” and requires that they enactment to basal retired indirect sources of nationalist financing for the quality organizations. Trump issued the bid aft alleging determination is “bias” successful the broadcasters’ reporting.

“The Order’s objectives could not beryllium clearer: the Order aims to punish NPR for the contented of quality and different programming the President dislikes and chill the escaped workout of First Amendment rights by NPR and idiosyncratic nationalist vigor stations crossed the country,” the suit alleges.

“The Order is textbook retaliation and viewpoint-based favoritism successful usurpation of the First Amendment, and it interferes with NPR’s and the Local Member Stations’ state of expressive relation and editorial discretion," it said.

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