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Will Elon kill Elmo? Panic grips public media over fears of DOGE cuts to $535m funding By CHARLIE SPIERING, SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER, WASHINGTON, DC Published: 21:52, 27 December 2024 | Updated: 21:52, 27 December 2024 e-mail View comments Executives for public broadcasting giants National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) are warily eying billionaire Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy 's mission to cut government waste out of the federal government. Musk and Ramaswamy were appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to the Department of Government Efficience (DOGE), vowing to give a top-to-bottom audit of the federal government and find ways to save taxpayer money. Leaders of NPR's biggest radio stations circulated a report warning of future threats to their government funding, according to the New York Times . 'While it's impossible to know what precisely will happen, it would be unwise to assume that events will play out as they have in the past,' the warning about DOGE reportedly stated. Congress approved $535 million in public funding for public broadcasting in 2024. But its coffers could soon be drained with DOGE taking control in January. Both Musk and Ramaswamy included the funding for public media on their list of federal expenditures that should be eliminated. For decades, Republicans have championed the idea of defunding public broadcasting, especially since the national brands are biased against conservatives . But efforts to defund the institutions typically generate widespread emotional pushback from Americans who harbor strong feelings for public programming like Sesame Street and local public radio. Any attempt to cut public broadcasting would be labeled by critics as an attempt to cancel or kill lovable characters like Elmo from Sesame Street. Elon Musk has vowed to address federal spending on public broadcasting media as part of his task to reduce government waste Any attempt to cut public broadcasting would be labeled by critics as an attempt to cancel or kill lovable characters like Elmo from Sesame Street Former failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney received widespread public outrage from Democrats after he declared in a debate that he would defund public broadcasting. 'I'm sorry Jim. I'm gonna stop the subsidy to PBS. I'm gonna stop other things,' Romney said during a 2012 debate with moderator Jim Lehrer of PBS. 'I like PBS, I like Big Bird, I actually like you too.' But Musk has previously signaled his opposition to federal funding for public media, particularly for NPR, which has received escalating criticism for its leftist bias. Should your tax dollars really be paying for an organization run by people who think the truth is a 'distraction'?' Musk wrote on X in November. He highlighted a video of NPR CEO Katherine Maher explaining to an audience that the 'reverence for the truth' had become a 'distraction' in the United States. Ramaswamy also reacted to the Maher video, calling for an end to taxpayer funding for outlets like NPR. 'Seeking truth isn't the real problem. It's wasteful federal spending,' he wrote . 'Let's turn off the spigot & see what happens. No one will be harmed.' In August, Vivek published a video on social media, criticizing them for ostracizing their journalists who demanded more political balance. 'NPR is quite literally state-funded media. At some point in the last decade, they started acting like it,' he warned. For decades, Republicans have championed the idea of defunding public broadcasting Former biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy was appointed by Trump to work with Elon Musk to cut government waste Kari Lake, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for director of Voice of America Trump is committed to seeing significant change in direction from publicly funded media outlets. The president-elect selected failed Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake to lead Voice of America, a government-funded global news agency. Trump tasked Lake with making sure 'American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media.' Lake a former broadcast journalist reassured critics she would not try to remake the organization to serve a propaganda outlet for Trump and his agenda. 'I'm not there to make it Trump TV and MAGA TV,' she said in an interview with CBS. 'That's not what this is about. That's not what Voice of America is.' Politics Share or comment on this article: Will Elon kill Elmo? Panic grips public media over fears of DOGE cuts to $535m funding e-mail Add commentlaptop online games 。

Champions League: Aston Villa 0 Juventus 0 Aston Villa's win-less run stretched to seven games as they failed to break down Juventus' mean machine defence in a Champions League stalemate at Villa Park. But the game ended in controversy after Morgan Rogers had an added time 'goal' ruled out following a VAR review that backed referee Jesus Gil Manzano's decision that goalkeeper Michele Di Grigorio had been fouled by Diego Carlos as he attempted to catch the ball from a free-kick. The Italian club may have been decimated by injuries to the extent they could name only four outfield substitutes on their bench but it didn't effect their defending. This was Juve's 11th clean sheet in 17 matches in all competitions since Thiago Motta - who played under Villa boss Unai Emery at Paris St Germain - took over from Max Allegri in the summer - with the brief of making them more attractive to watch. Both tams may have cancelled each other out but neither will be too unhappy with a point that keeps them both in with a good chance of qualifying for the knock-out stages in the new format of Europe's top club competition. 💬 @Eni_Aluko : "It's a goalkeeper mistake!" 💬 Alan Hutton: "He HAS to challenge!" 💬 @petercrouch : "You'd have chalked off a good few of my goals!" The TNT Sports team take a closer look at Morgan Rogers' disallowed goal 🔍 📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK | 🎙 @ReshminTV pic.twitter.com/5ulYt6co2z If Villa had been offered 10 points from their first five games on their return to the Champions League they would surely have taken it while Juve are still in with a good chance of qualifying with eight points. Villa striker Ollie Watkins admitted after the game that "looked like it had 0-0 all over it - but we're happy not to lose." While they are so solid at the back, at the other end of the pitch Juve are struggling for goals, not helped last night by the absence of all three of their main strikers, including leading scorer Dusan Vlahovic, as well former Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz. Such are their injury problems they were able to name only four outfield substitutes. Villa were frustrated not only by Juve's organised defence but also some over fussy refereeing by Spanish official Manzano who booked three Villa players for their first fouls. There were loud ironic cheers when he cautioned a Juve player as well as frequent chants from the crowd that, putting it politely, questioned his judgement. Pau Torres gave Villa early encouragement when he went close with a header from Leon Bailey's corner but it was 36 minutes before either side mustered a shot on target when Watkins' close range effort was well saved by Di Grigorio. That sparked the game into belated attacking life with Francisco Conceicao forcing a good save out of Emilio Martinez after a swift Juve break while just before the break Lucas Digne clipped the top of the bar with a free-kick. The second half was more entertaining with Villa surviving a couple of early scares, first when the dangerous Conceicao embarked on a mazy run past two players and saw his cross almost creep past Martinez after taking a deflection off Torres. Then Martinez dad to be alert to race out of his penalty area to stop Teun Koopmeiners from reaching a through pass. Two outstanding saves - one at either end - midway through the second half kept the game goal-less. First Martinez somehow kept out Conceicao's close range effort at the far post when the Juve winger looked certain to score then Di Michele stuck out a leg to block John McGinn's shot. Emery sent on super sub John Duran - who scored the memorable winner against Bayern Munich earlier in the campaign - as well as Ross Barkley but their introductions failed to break the deadlock although Villa will argue that Rogers 'goal' at the death should have stood. Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Martinez 8; Cash 6, Carlos 6, Torres 7, Digne 6; Kamara 6 (Barkley 77, 5), Tielemans 6; McGinn 6, Rogers 6, Bailey 5 (Philogene 85, 5); Watkins 6 (Duran 77, 5) Booked: Tielemans, Kamara, Torres. Juventus (4-3-3): Di Gregorio 8; Savona (Danilo 65, 5), Kalulu 6, Gatti 8, Cambiaso 6; Locatelli 6, Thuram 6 (Fagiolo 85, 5), Yildiz 5 (Mbangul 82, 5); Conceicao 7, Koopmeiners 5, Weah 5. Booked: Kalulu. Referee: Jesus Gil Manzano (Spain) 6.

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