NPR Sues Trump Administration Over Ongoing Funding Feud

Yahoo

27-05-2025

In more recent days, the highly publicized feud between President Donald Trump and the National Public Radio has only continued to escalate.
After issuing an executive order aimed at cutting all funding for the nonprofit radio station on May 1, NPR promptly responded by suing Trump, citing the order as unconstitutional and a politically-motivated attack on the part of the presidential administration, as reported by CNBC.
According to the lawsuit presented by NPR and three other talk radio stations, Trump's executive order "violates the expressed will of Congress and the First Amendment's bedrock guarantees of freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of association, and also threatens the existence of a public radio system that millions of Americans across the country rely on for vital news and information."
In the view of NPR and fellow plaintiffs Colorado Public Radio, Aspen Public Radio and KSUT Public Radio, Trump's orders also undermine the freedoms associated with the First Amendment, serving as a calculated decision to undermine NPR's operations.
"These fundamental First Amendment principles apply in full force in the context of public media and doom Executive Order 14290, which expressly aims to punish and control Plaintiffs' news coverage and other speech the Administration deems 'biased,'" the lawsuit states.
"The Order also violates due process, the Separation of Powers and the Spending Clause of the Constitution," the plaintiffs continue. "It cannot stand."
Trump' and his Administration have been openly critical of NPR, with White House spokesperson Harrison Fields believing the station 'is creating media to support a particular political party on the taxpayers' dime."
'Therefore, the President is exercising his lawful authority to limit funding to NPR and PBS," Fields continued. "The President was elected with a mandate to ensure efficient use of taxpayer dollars, and he will continue to use his lawful authority to achieve that objective."
NPR Sues Trump Administration Over Ongoing Funding Feud first appeared on Parade on May 27, 2025