President Donald Trump has once again questioned why National Public Radio exists after it reported on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s foul-mouthed interview with one of its reporters who asked him about Ukraine. Trump on Sunday agreed with comments posted on Twitter that labeled the nonprofit media organization a “big-government, Democrat Party propaganda operation” and asked why NPR receives government funding and still exists. Trump has repeatedly called to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which contributes to funding for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), National Public Radio (NPR) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). https://t.co/8z6uQLKz8M — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 26, 2020According to NPR’s website, fees paid by NPR’s member stations make up the largest portion of its revenue. “He was not happy to have been questioned about Ukraine.”Barcroft Media via Getty Images Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly went off on an NPR reporter for asking him questions about Ukraine during an interview.

Source: Huffington Post January 26, 2020 18:11 UTC