Talk show host Bill Maher called for the federal government to cut “crazy far left” subsidized public media, specifically calling out NPR CEO Katherine Maher.
“I also read my namesake, Katherine Maher — head of NPR — and, you know, she said, ‘We’re completely unbiased.’ Give me a break, leady,” Maher stated during a Friday segment of “Real Time” on HBO.
“I mean, they’re crazy far left. So, I mean, I think we’re past, my view, we’re past the age really, where the government, first of all, why do we need to subsidize,” Maher stated.
“These outlets became popular at a time when Republicans and Democrats didn’t hate each other and weren’t at each other’s throats and didn’t think each other was an existential threat. In that world, you can’t have places like this I think anymore. They have to be private,” he continued.
Maher’s comments were in response to recent testimonies from Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger, who were questioned by the newly-formed Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee.
