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During a House Oversight hearing this week, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) did not hold back as she directly accused PBS CEO Paula Kerger of lying under oath after Kerger denied that PBS had aired drag queen content targeted at children. Greene came prepared, presenting video evidence to back up her claims.

The hearing, which focused on taxpayer funding for public broadcasting, saw Greene questioning the leadership of both PBS and NPR.

She expressed concerns about the content these organizations air, specifically accusing them of pushing a far-left agenda on issues like gender identity, race, and other politically charged topics.

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“The LGBTQ indoctrination of our children, the systematic racism narrative, and the support for censorship being pushed by the heads of NPR and PBS are just several of the many abuses of taxpayer dollars,” Greene stated during her questioning.

Greene also criticized the financial burden of funding what she described as radical public programming, warning that it was unsustainable given the nation’s financial situation.

“The United States of America is broke and can’t afford it,” Greene said.

“Seriously, do you think that PBS should be funded by the American people? ‘Cause I certainly don’t.”

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The confrontation began when Kerger denied claims made by Greene about PBS airing drag queen content aimed at children.

Kerger had previously stated that no such content existed on PBS, but Greene immediately called out the PBS CEO’s statement, presenting video evidence from a children’s program, Let’s Learn, which is aimed at children aged 3 to 8.

The video in question featured a drag queen singing and dancing while encouraging children to follow along with dance moves.

“Get your singing voices ready,” the drag queen told the young audience, while instructing them to follow movements like “the hips go swish swish swish” and “the shoulders go shimmy shimmy shimmy.”

“Absolutely disgusting. Deplorable,” Greene remarked as the video played. “This was shown to children. I can’t even watch this.”

Greene pointed out that the video had aired on April 1, 2021, and remained online until it was taken down nearly two months later, on May 24, 2021.

She argued that the extended time the video was available online refuted any claim that it was a mistake or an isolated incident.

“By the way, Ms. Kerger, that was aired on April 1, 2021. It wasn’t an accident, and it wasn’t just for a brief time that it was up,” Greene said.

“It was aired April 1st, and then somehow it expired May 24th. It was taken down eight full weeks later. I wonder why. I wonder why that was taken down.”

Greene continued her line of questioning, citing other examples of taxpayer-funded content that she believed misleads children and promotes a liberal agenda.

Her comments came during a hearing titled “Anti-American Airwaves,” which saw sharp questioning of NPR and PBS leadership from Republican lawmakers.

The hearing was focused on issues of political bias in public media and the justification for continued federal funding.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher acknowledged the organization’s mishandling of the Hunter Biden laptop story, admitting the delay in coverage was a mistake.

Maher also addressed past social media posts criticizing President Trump, stating that those posts were made before she joined NPR.

PBS CEO Paula Kerger responded to concerns about children’s programming, clarifying that a segment involving a drag queen had appeared mistakenly on a local PBS station’s website but was not part of PBS’s official programming lineup. Kerger claimed the content was quickly removed.

Republican lawmakers, including Greene, called for an end to federal funding for NPR and PBS, arguing that taxpayer dollars should not be used to support programming that they feel lacks political diversity and promotes left-leaning narratives.

The debate surrounding the funding of public broadcasting is of significant importance, especially as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting received $535 million in funding for fiscal year 2025.

Much of this funding supports local stations in underserved areas.

President Donald Trump has publicly stated that he would “love” to cut funding altogether, and with GOP lawmakers pushing to defund both NPR and PBS, the future of public broadcasting remains uncertain.

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