President Donald Trump warned Republicans he would not endorse them if they vote against the $9.4 billion rescissions bill that is to be passed in the Senate, he said in a July 11 post on Truth Social.
“It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions Bill and, in particular, defund the corporation for public broadcasting (PBS and NPR),” Trump said.
He criticized the two public broadcasters, saying they were worse than CNN and MSNBC.
“Any Republican that votes to allow this monstrosity to continue broadcasting will not have my support or Endorsement,” he added.
Out of the $9.4 billion worth of rescissions in the bill, roughly $1.1 billion is spending cuts targeted at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a nonprofit established by Congress that distributes funds to more than 1,600 public television and radio stations such as PBS and NPR….