Laura Ingraham didn’t hold back on her show as she cheered Republicans for confronting NPR’s CEO over the network’s woke bias. The GOP is taking aim at taxpayer funding for National Public Radio after a bombshell confession from one of its own editors. NPR editor Uri Berliner blew the whistle last week, admitting the network lost the public’s trust by pushing left-wing politics instead of honest news. He said NPR’s newsroom has zero Republicans and pushes stories like claiming Joe Biden’s 2020 win was “legitimate” while smearing Donald Trump as an “election denier” just for asking questions.
Juan Williams, a Fox News analyst who was fired by NPR in 2010, joined Ingraham to slam his former bosses. Williams said NPR is run by a “cadre of people who think they’re right” and can’t stand other viewpoints. He shared how NPR booted him for telling the truth about feeling nervous around Muslims in airports after 9/11. Even though he defended Muslim rights, NPR called him a bigot. Williams said NPR’s bubble has only gotten worse since Trump came along. Now they act like “the resistance” instead of journalists.
Conservatives say NPR’s bias is why taxpayers shouldn’t foot the bill. The Heritage Foundation is leading the charge to cut off NPR’s federal funding. Ingraham highlighted how NPR gets over $100 million a year from the government but thinks its job is to lecture Americans on race, gender, and climate change. NPR’s CEO admitted her staff is mostly liberal but claims they’re “fair.” Republicans aren’t buying it. They’re demanding answers and pushing bills to defund the network.
Ingraham mocked NPR’s spin that they’re “trusted” while ignoring half the country. She said networks like NPR and CNN think they’re the “smartest people in the room” but can’t see their own hypocrisy. While they lecture about democracy, they shut down debate and silence anyone who disagrees. Williams agreed, saying today’s NPR would’ve attacked civil rights leaders like MLK for being too “divisive.” Instead of reporting news, they’re pushing a far-left agenda.
The segment showed clips of NPR’s CEO squirming under tough questions from Republicans. Lawmakers grilled her over Berliner’s essay and the lack of Republican staff. She tried to dodge by talking about “diversity,” but conservatives shot back that NPR only cares about race and gender, not political diversity. Ingraham said the hearing proved NPR is allergic to balance. They preach “inclusion” but can’t stand having a single conservative in the room.
Viewers called it a showdown between real America and coastal elites. Ingraham played a clip of a lawmaker blasting NPR for looking down on working-class voters. The hearing exposed how out-of-touch NPR is with everyday Americans. While they push stories on “microaggressions” and “trans rights,” regular folks worry about gas prices and crime. Ingraham said NPR’s arrogance is why Trump keeps winning. Voters are sick of being talked down to by smug liberals.
Some worry defunding NPR could hurt small stations, but Ingraham said it’s time to end the gravy train. She argued NPR survives on ads and donations now, so why keep feeding tax dollars to a propaganda machine? The GOP is right to fight for accountability. NPR’s leadership acts like they’re above criticism, but the truth is their ratings are crashing because nobody trusts them. Let them survive in the free market without forcing conservatives to pay for lies.
Ingraham wrapped by saying the GOP’s stand against NPR is part of a bigger battle for free speech. She praised lawmakers for standing up to woke bullies and defending the voices of half the country. The message to NPR was clear: stop censoring conservatives, or lose your funding. As long as Democrats control the White House, NPR won’t change. But if Trump wins in 2024, this could be the beginning of the end for taxpayer-funded fake news.
