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Karoline Leavitt unleashes on ‘left-wing outlets' NPR and PBS

Karoline Leavitt unleashes on ‘left-wing outlets' NPR and PBS

Sky News AU3 days ago
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has unleashed on 'left-wing outlets' NPR and PBS.
Her remarks were made during a press briefing, where she discussed the proposed defunding of public broadcasters.
The US Senate recently voted to approve the Trump administration's proposal to claw back funding allocated for public broadcasting.
With a vote of 51-48, the Corp for Public Broadcasting is set to lose $1.1 billion, which had previously been budgeted for the next two years.
'Last night, Senate Republicans passed President Trump's $9 billion recession package … and finally ending taxpayer funding for PBS and NPR," Leavitt said.
'Two media organisations that have ridiculously used federal dollars to push a partisan left-wing agenda for many years.'
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