MTG Threatens NPR And PBS CEOs With Prison Time!

James Kaufman, World News Report, today, March 26, 2025. God bless you and yours, no matter where you are in the world. Please subscribe, give us a thumbs up, ring that bell for critical future updates. It's empty. MTG shreds NPR CEO over social media posts and talks prison time. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene grills NPR CEO Catherine Mayer. House Oversight Doge Subcommittee Chairwoman Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican, Georgia, inviscerates the CEO of National Public Radio, NPR, on Wednesday during a hearing and signaled potential prison time for possible violations of the Communications Act. Recognize myself for five minutes of questions. Ms. Marr, your public statements and social media posts reflect left-wing ideology and blatant opposition to free speech. After all, you were the head of Wikipedia for many years, which is a platform that doesn't tell the truth. Let's walk through some of the public, some of your statements, so the public can understand your personal views. Your fellow Americans, you said, your fellow Americans. Your fellow Americans just elected Donald Trump as president again this past November. You called him a deranged racist and sociopath. You posted on X that America is addicted to white supremacy. You've publicly chastised using the phrase boy and girl, which you said erases the language for non-binary people. There's only two genders, by the way. Ms. Marr, the federal funding that your outlet receives comes from all American taxpayer dollars, not just from your viewers who support such statements as these. Let me inform you so that your federal funding is also paid for by the other half of the country. The 77 million Americans who voted for President Trump, someone you called a deranged, racist sociopath. Ms. Marr, many find your pro-censorship and anti-free speech views more concerning than your politics. The only speech you like seems to be speech that you agree with. In 2021, you called the First Amendment the number one challenge in American journalism because it makes it hard to crack down on bad information. You said in a TED Talk that our reverence for the truth might be a distraction. You've also expressed support for deplatforming individuals you view as fascists. Who do you think should be charged with cracking down on so-called bad information? Is it NPR? Is it the government? Is it you, Ms. Marr? Congresswoman. Madam Chair, thank you so much for the opportunity to address this. I know you, is it, is it, is it up to you and NPR to crack down on bad information or decide the truth? Answer the question. Yes or no, Ms. Marr? Absolutely not. I'm a very strong believer in free speech and I believe that more. Your, your public statements say otherwise. Ms. Marr, in 2021, when speaking at an Atlantic Council event, you said that when you were CEO of Wikipedia, you took a very active approach to disinformation and misinformation. During the COVID pandemic and the 2020 election, you said you censored information through conversations with government. Which governments were those, Ms. Maher? The Biden administration, yes or no? Madam Chair, Wikipedia never censored any information. These are your public statements, Ms. Maher. Ms. Maher, are you familiar with Section 399B of the Communications Act? It prohibits noncommercial education broadcast stations, NCEs, from airing commercials on behalf of for-profit entities. The FCC recently opened an investigation into the underwriting announcements and related policies of NPR and PBS. Does NPR air commercials for for-profit entities, Ms. Maher? Yes, sir. Now, Madam Chair, we are in full compliance with the FCC's inquiry, and we'll continue to cooperate. I remind you, you're under oath, and violations of the Communications Act comes with a fine up to $10,000, possibly up to a year in prison. Does PBS air for-profit commercials, Ms. Kerber? We are underwriting announcements, and we believe we are in full compliance with the FCC, and we look forward to delivering the material required as part of this investigation. We look forward to that, too. I'm assuming both of you are concerned about this, and that's why you brought so many attorneys with you today. Ms. Kruger, using taxpayer subsidies, PBS funded Independent Lens to make documentaries for part of your programming. In 2016, Real Boy was aired about a trans teen navigating adolescent sobriety and the ramifications of his gender identity. In 2022, the same series aired Our League in which a trans woman comes to her old school Ohio bowling league in a story about It's about transition. Then in 2024, Erasist Trees was aired, telling a story of how in Palm Springs, a black neighborhood fights to remove a divisive wall of trees. Do you think PBS needs to fund ridiculous material such as this that the taxpayers are having to pay for? These documentary films that are point of view pieces that are part of our prime time schedule for adults. And parents and adults don't trust that type of programming There you have it, folks. They're both being investigated by the FCC. No tax dollars should be going to these far left-wing liberal radio and television stations. Good God, what has America become? Imagine if it was a conservative station. The left would be burning the stations down. Am I right? Please share. Please pray that these ladies go to prison for a year. Always remember, anything's possible in Bizarro World.