President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order aiming to reduce public funding for NPR and PBS, alleging bias within the news outlets. Despite being only partially funded by US taxpayers, NPR and PBS heavily rely on private donations. Trump’s strained relationship with mainstream media is evident, with him labeling them as the “enemy of the people,” except for Fox News, where some hosts have influential roles in his administration. The executive order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to halt federal funding for NPR and PBS, citing their lack of fair and unbiased news coverage. However, the CPB budget has been approved by Congress through 2027, raising uncertainties about the order’s impact. NPR estimates that it will receive less than 5% of its budget from CPB in 2025, around $120 million. Despite Trump’s actions, NPR’s public radio attracts over 40 million weekly listeners, and PBS’s local television stations reach 36 million viewers monthly. The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) highlighted concerns about diminishing press freedom in the US under Trump and the unprecedented challenges faced by independent journalists globally.