“Candidate DJT said he’d see that NPR and PBS were defunded.
Just sayin’...
Congress writes the federal budget, not the president.
Just saying.
“Congress writes the federal budget, not the president.
Just saying”
That doesn’t mean POTUS can’t negotiate, make suggestions, etc. He was heavily involved in other funding issues. For example, money for the wall, which makes NPR and PBS small potatoes.