The Steady Drip: Comer to Newsmax: NPR, PBS Don't Deserve Federal Funds (Connecting the Dots: NPR, PBS, MSNBC, The Huffington Post & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Comer to Newsmax: NPR, PBS Don't Deserve Federal Funds (Connecting the Dots: NPR, PBS, MSNBC, The Huffington Post & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax

By Michael Katz | Wednesday, 26 March 2025 10:20 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/james-comer-newsmax-npr/2025/03/26/id/1204513/

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, told Newsmax on Wednesday that testimony from the heads of NPR and PBS earlier in the day did not change his mind that they should no longer receive federal funds.

Katherine Maher, president and CEO of NPR, and Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, testified before the Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency to address the perceived liberal bias displayed by the publicly funded news outlets.

Comer told “Finnerty” that Maher and Kerger didn’t say anything to change his mind. The networks combined reportedly received $535 million annually in taxpayer revenue from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

“They didn't make the case why we need to continue funding those two networks,” Comer said. “They just apologized for getting stories wrong. Stories like Russian collusion, stories like the origins of COVID-19, stories like the Hunter Biden laptop.

“I referenced a story [NPR] did on me that they copied and pasted from The Huffington Post, and they call themselves journalists. I grew up listening to public radio. I lived in a rural community and that was all you could get, but I don't even recognize public radio today.

“I mean, they are a left-wing outlet and, you know, I believe in freedom of speech, right? But at the end of the day, taxpayer dollars should not go to those networks to continue to spread disinformation to their liberal base.”

Comer said it should be a “no-brainer” for House Republicans to come together on this issue and pass a measure to defund the networks.

“Hopefully, my Republican colleagues in the house and hopefully our Republican colleagues in the Senate will stand together and officially defund [NPR and PBS] because today was a pretty good display of their failed leadership and their inefficient use of our tax dollars,” he said.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said in the hearing that “free speech is not about whatever it is that y’all want somebody to say. And the idea that you want to shut down everybody that isn’t Fox News is bull****.”

“We need to stop playing because that’s what y’all are doing in here, you don’t want to hear the opinions of anybody else,” she said. “And the Constitution says, 'Congress shall make no law respecting or establishing of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press.”

Comer said Crockett’s statements were a “joke.”

“Look, we all believe in freedom of speech,” he said. “If they want to be like MSNBC and The Huffington Post and misinform their viewers, they have a right to do that. I'm just not going to give them any tax dollars. They don't deserve a penny of our tax dollars.

“When you receive tax dollars, you're supposed to be honest and fair. They are not. They didn't make the case today that they were going to change and they were going to improve.”

Connecting the Dots:

Arianna Huffington is a co-founder & editor-in-chief for the Huffington Post, a friend of Henry A. Kissinger, an advisory council member for the Acumen Fund, and Barbara Walters was her bridesmaid at her 1987 wedding.

Henry A. Kissinger was a friend of Arianna Huffington, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a friend of Michael R. Bloomberg.

Chuck Hagel is the chair for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

a director at the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a political commentator at MSNBC.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

Michael R. Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign, a friend of Henry A. Kissinger and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.

George Soros was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone.

Matthew C. Blank is a trustee at the Harlem Children's Zone and a director at the Creative Coalition.

Hilary B. Rosen is a director at the Creative Coalition and was an editor-at-large for the Huffington Post.

Lawrence Bender is a director at the Creative Coalition and a blogger at the Huffington Post.

Arianna Huffington is a co-founder & editor-in-chief for the Huffington Post, bridesmaid was Barbara Walters in her 1987 wedding, is, a friend of Henry A. Kissinger and an advisory council member for the Acumen Fund.

Andrea Soros is a director at the Acumen Fund and George Soros’s daughter.

George Soros is Andrea Soros’s father and Daisy M. Soros’s brother-in-law.

Daisy M. Soros is George Soros’s sister-in-law and a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Barbara Walters is a leader’s council member for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, a friend of Michael R. Bloomberg and was Arianna Huffington’s bridesmaid at her 1987 wedding.

Michael R. Bloomberg is a friend of Barbara Walters and was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was the chairman for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

John Edward Porter is a director at the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F. Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the NPR and the Urban Institute (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor for the NPR.

Warren E. Buffett is a life trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank) and Susan & Howard Buffett’s father.

Susan A. Buffett is Warren E. Buffett’s daughter and a director at the ONE Campaign.

Howard G. Buffett is Warren E. Buffett’s son and a director at the ONE Campaign.

Michael R. Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a political commentator at MSNBC.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was the chairman for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

Robert H. Malott was a board member for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Walter Isaacson was a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the Center for American Progress.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Laura Nichols was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and the SVP for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

Patricia E. Mitchell was the president & CEO for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), a director at the Human Rights Watch and is the vice chair for the Sundance Institute.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch and the Sundance Institute.

Geoffrey K. Sands is a director at the Sundance Institute and a director at the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

Robert Redford is the founder & president for the Sundance Institute, and an honorary board member for Green Cross International.

Mikhail Gorbachev was the founder of Green Cross International, the president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the general secretary for the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation.
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt is an advisory board member for the Wheelchair Foundation and the chair for the Roosevelt Institute.

Jonathan Soros is a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, George Soros’s son and was the vice chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

George Soros is Jonathan Soros’s father, the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt Institute and People for the American Way.

Alec Baldwin is a director at People for the American Way and was the host for Up Late With Alec Baldwin.

Up Late With Alec Baldwin was an MSNBC program.

Harold E. Ford Jr. is a political commentator at MSNBC and was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was the chairman for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

Robert H. Malott was a board member for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Walter Isaacson was a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), the Center for American Progress and the NPR.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American Progress a benefactor for the NPR and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

Laura Nichols was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and the SVP for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center for American Progress and the Millennium Promise.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and an advisory board member for the Earth Institute (think tank).

Jeffrey D. Sachs was a director at the Millennium Promise, a director, Center for Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute (think tank) and is a frequent contributor for MSNBC.

Jimmy Carter was an honorary co-chairman for the Millennium Promise, the president of the Jimmy Carter administration and an honorary co-chair for the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Newton N. Minow is a director at the Commission on Presidential Debates, a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and was the chairman for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee and the Millennium Promise.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, is the founder of the Soros Economic Development Fund and an advisory board member for the Earth Institute (think tank).

Stewart J. Paperin is a director at the Millennium Promise and was the president of the Soros Economic Development Fund.

Jeffrey D. Sachs was a director at the Millennium Promise, a director, Center for Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute (think tank) and is a frequent contributor for MSNBC.

Jimmy Carter was an honorary co-chairman for the Millennium Promise, the president of the Jimmy Carter administration and an honorary co-chair for the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a political commentator at MSNBC.

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