Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses PBS CEO of Lying Under Oath, Cites Drag Queen Video

Allegations Against PBS CEO Paula Kerger

• 🎯 Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene accused PBS CEO Paula Kerger of lying under oath during a House DOGE Committee hearing.
• 📺 Greene presented a video as evidence to support her claim that Kerger's testimony was untruthful.

Concerns Over Taxpayer Funding for Public Broadcasting

• 💸 The United States is facing significant debt, with interest payments expected to exceed $1 trillion in fiscal year 2025.
• 📢 Greene argues that taxpayer dollars are being misused by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), funding content that promotes LGBTQ indoctrination, systematic racism narratives, and censorship.
• 💰 She suggests that those who support such content should fund it personally, as the nation is "broke."

Criticism of NPR and PBS Content

• 📺 CPB is accused of serving a narrow audience of wealthy liberal elites rather than the general public.
• 🧠 Content is described as "radical" and "brainwashing" American children with "unamerican, anti-family, pro-crime fake news."
• 📊 Specific examples cited include NPR articles on sex determination and racism in crime reporting, and PBS NewsHour giving over 90% of airtime to the left on gender ideology stories.

The Drag Queen Story Hour Controversy

• 🚫 A key point of contention is a PBS program featuring a "child predator drag queen" for children aged 3 to 8.
• 🤥 Greene stated Kerger lied under oath by denying this aired on PBS, presenting a video clip as proof.
• 🗓️ The program aired on April 1st, 2021, and was later taken down on May 24th, raising questions about its removal.

Call for Defunding Public Broadcasting

• 🗣️ Greene asserts that NPR and PBS have abandoned their promise of unbiased reporting and are actively suppressing truth and diverse viewpoints.
• 🚫 She called for the complete defunding and dismantling of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
• 🏢 Private businesses operate without government funding, and CPB should do the same, operating on its own dime.