Three Key Takeaways:
- Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett had an emotional outburst during a DOGE subcommittee hearing that examined the $535 million in taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS
- Crockett defended government-funded media with profanity-laced comments, while Republicans argued Americans shouldn’t be forced to fund left-leaning outlets during a debt crisis
- Republican Congressman Brandon Gill confronted NPR CEO Katherine Maher about her past radical statements supporting reparations, BLM, and anti-white racism
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett can’t seem to control her emotions when confronted with the truth.
Republicans are always happy to give her the spotlight.
And Jasmine Crockett launched into a profane on camera meltdown that exposed Democrats’ true desperation.
Congressional hearing erupts as DOGE targets NPR and PBS funding
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee held a hearing that touched a nerve with Democrats by targeting the approximately $535 million in taxpayer money that flows to NPR and PBS each year.
These state-funded media outlets have long been criticized by conservatives for their obvious left-wing bias and constant drumbeat of propaganda supporting Democrat causes and candidates.
With America drowning in $36 trillion of debt, Republicans are questioning why hardworking taxpayers should continue footing the bill for media outlets that consistently attack conservative values.
During the hearing, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) couldn’t contain her anger when faced with the possibility that these left-wing propaganda machines might lose their government funding.
What followed was an unhinged rant that revealed just how desperate Democrats are to protect their taxpayer-funded media allies.
“The DOGE agenda isn’t about government efficiency, it’s about breeding corruption at the expense of the safety of the American people, particularly Americans living in rural or remote parts of the country,” Crockett claimed without evidence.
Her bizarre argument attempted to frame DOGE’s mission to reduce government spending as somehow dangerous to Americans.
Texas Democrat lost her composure when Republicans questioned why Americans must fund left-wing media outlets
Crockett’s flailing attempt to defend NPR and PBS took an even stranger turn when she tried to portray Republicans as enemies of free speech – for wanting to stop forcing taxpayers to fund biased content.
“They don’t care about public safety. They don’t care about emergency management and they don’t care about free speech, all of which are harming American people,” Crockett ranted.
Her logical disconnect reached its peak when she began cursing on camera, falsely claiming that the Constitution somehow guarantees government-funded media.
“To be clear, free speech is not about whatever it is that y’all want somebody to say, and the idea that you want to shut down everybody that is not Fox News is bulls**t. We need to stop playing, because that’s what you all are doing here, you don’t want to hear the opinions of anybody else,” Crockett concluded.
WATCH: Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) slammed Republicans during a House Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee hearing.
“The idea that you want to shut down everybody that is not Fox News is bulls–t,” she said. https://t.co/0qlyBm0uiv pic.twitter.com/Cn6U32lohf
— The Hill (@thehill) March 26, 2025
The irony of defending “diverse opinions” while supporting outlets that routinely silence conservative viewpoints apparently escaped her.
Crockett’s theatrical outburst appeared strategically timed to distract from the most damaging part of the hearing.
Republican Congressman Brandon Gill (R-TX) methodically grilled NPR CEO Katherine Maher about her past radical statements supporting reparations for slavery, Black Lives Matter rioters, and even anti-white racism.
When Maher attempted to dodge these questions, Gill came prepared with receipts – direct evidence of her extreme positions.
The heated exchange highlighted exactly why conservatives have long questioned why their tax dollars should fund media outlets run by far-left activists.
An absolute clinic from @realBrandonGill here. pic.twitter.com/tEA0CAwhT0
— Luke Thompson (@ltthompso) March 26, 2025
Americans are increasingly fed up with the idea of government forcing them to financially support news organizations that don’t represent their values.
NPR and PBS have operated for decades with special treatment and government handouts that private media companies don’t receive.
The Trump administration’s scrutiny of these arrangements represents a broader effort to rebalance institutions that have long tilted left.
From corporate America to Big Law to universities and now media, institutions that have enjoyed special privileges while pushing left-wing agendas are facing a day of reckoning.
For too long, conservative Americans have been forced to fund their own political opposition through their tax dollars.
The DOGE committee’s focus on NPR and PBS funding reflects a fundamental question about the proper role of government – should taxpayers be forced to subsidize media outlets at all, especially those with clear political agendas?
Crockett’s meltdown reveals just how threatened Democrats feel by this line of questioning.
When faced with the prospect of their media allies having to compete in the free market like everyone else, Democrats resort to emotional outbursts rather than rational arguments.
These theatrics can’t hide the simple truth – in a country with $36 trillion in debt, taxpayer funding for partisan media outlets should be on the chopping block.
