{"id":2416626,"date":"2025-03-27T13:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gop-rep-confronts-npr-ceo-why-did-you-call-pres-trump-a-fascist-and-deranged-racist\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T13:04:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:04:03","slug":"watch-gop-rep-confronts-npr-ceo-why-did-you-call-pres-trump-a-fascist-and-deranged-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gop-rep-confronts-npr-ceo-why-did-you-call-pres-trump-a-fascist-and-deranged-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch &#8211; GOP Rep Confronts NPR CEO: Why Did You Call Pres Trump a &#8216;Fascist&#8217; and &#8216;Deranged Racist&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-gop-rep-confronts-npr-ceo-why-did-you-call-pres-trump-a-fascist-and-deranged-racist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2416626&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a recent hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, GOP Representative Tim Burchett questioned NPR CEO Katherine Maher about her past tweets that characterized former President donald Trump as a &#8220;fascist&#8221; and a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nprs-ceo-expresses-regret-for-labeling-trump-a-racist-and-acknowledges-errors-in-the-coverage-of-hunter-biden\/\" title=\"...&#039;s ... expresses ... for labeling Trump a &#039;racist&#039; and acknowledges errors in the coverage of Hunter Biden\">deranged racist sociopath<\/a>.&#8221; Maher expressed regret for those remarks,stating she no longer stands by them and that they reflected her reaction too Trump&#8217;s statements rather than an assumption about his character. The questioning occurred amidst discussions about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">possibly cutting federal funding<\/a> for NPR and PBS, which currently receive significant taxpayer support. Additionally, maher faced scrutiny regarding the political composition of NPR&#8217;s editorial staff and acknowledged the organization&#8217;s previous oversight in not covering the Hunter Biden laptop story during the 2020 election while asserting that NPR aims to maintain neutrality.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>GOP Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee confronted National Public Radio CEO Katherine Maher&nbsp; Wednesday regarding past tweets in which she described President Donald Trump as a &ldquo;fascist&rdquo; and a &ldquo;deranged racist sociopath.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The questioning took place during a hearing before the House Committee on Oversight &amp; Accountability&rsquo;s Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency as lawmakers consider whether to cut funding to the Public Broadcasting Service and NPR, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/politics\/2025\/03\/npr-chief-regrets-tweets-calling-donald-trump-a-fascist-and-a-deranged-racist-sociopath.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AL.com<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why did you call President Trump a &lsquo;fascist&rsquo; and a &lsquo;deranged racist sociopath&rsquo; in 2020?&rdquo; Burchett asked Maher.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I regret those tweets,&rdquo; the NPR chief responded. &ldquo;I would not them again today. They represented a time where I was reflecting on something that I believe the president had said, rather than who he is. I don&rsquo;t presume that anyone is a racist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Tim Burchett to NPR&rsquo;s CEO:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why did you call President Trump a &lsquo;fascist&rsquo; and a &lsquo;deranged racist sociopath&rsquo; in 2020?&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fIxPSGe6SN\">pic.twitter.com\/fIxPSGe6SN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; America (@america) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/america\/status\/1904943370545340431?\">March 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In May 2020, during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flashback-racist-trump-appeared-90s-black-sitcom-live-audience-loved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump&rsquo;s <\/a>first term, Maher tweeted, &ldquo;What is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/npr-suspends-editor-who-wrote-essay-critiquing-outlets-viewpoint-bias\/\" title=\"... editor suspended for critiquing bias in outlet&#039;s viewpoints\">deranged racist sociopath ranting<\/a> about today? I truly do not understand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The head of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NPR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NPR<\/a> tweeted prior to the 2020 election that <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> is a &ldquo;fascist&rdquo; and &ldquo;deranged racist sociopath.&rdquo; She testified Wednesday at a House hearing questioning NPR bias that she regrets her former tweet. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t presume that anyone is a racist,&rdquo; she said. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tUokFzdn4u\">pic.twitter.com\/tUokFzdn4u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Patricia G. Barnes (@PatriciaGBarnes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatriciaGBarnes\/status\/1904955158074888247?\">March 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2018, she wrote in a now-deleted <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/9Egnx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a>, &ldquo;Also, Donald Trump is a racist.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Maher became CEO of NPR in January 2024. Before that, she had been head of the Wikipedia Foundation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/01\/24\/1226035539\/npr-ceo-katherine-maher-wikimedia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She was also pressed about the lack of any known Republicans serving as editors at the news outlet&rsquo;s D.C. office.<\/p>\n<p>GOP Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jim-jordan-uses-special-counsel-report-repeatedly-hammer-merrick-garland-house-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Jordan<\/a> of Ohio cited a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 piece<\/a> by former NPR editor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senior-npr-editor-punished-highlighting-outlets-bias-makes-major-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uri Berliner<\/a> in which he reported that there were 87 registered Democrats and zero Republican editors. &ldquo;Is that accurate?&rdquo; Jordan asked Maher.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We do not track the numbers, or voter registration, but I find that concerning,&rdquo; she answered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BIAS: NPR has 87 editorial positions filled by registered Democrats in DC and zero Republicans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bKdwpA8adI\">pic.twitter.com\/bKdwpA8adI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; @amuse (@amuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amuse\/status\/1904955249586057343?\">March 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Maher conceded that NPR made a &ldquo;mistake&rdquo; in not covering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/npr-editor-reveals-station-ignored-hunter-biden-laptop-story-laptop-newsworthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hunter Biden laptop<\/a> story during the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Still the CEO asserted that the outlet is not politically biased.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are a nonpartisan organization,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>NPR and PBS received a combined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/25\/nx-s1-5340686\/pbs-npr-congress-hearing-marjorie-taylor-greene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$535 million<\/a> in taxpayer funds during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-of-bidens-1-9-trillion-coronavirus-relief-bill-has-nothing-to-do-with-public-health\/\" title=\"Most Of Biden\u2019s .9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Bill Has Nothing To Do With Public Health\">current fiscal year<\/a>, a quarter of which goes to NPR.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Burchett asked Maher, \u201cWhy did you call President Trump a \u2018fascist\u2019 and a \u2018deranged racist sociopath\u2019 in 2020?\u201d Maher replied, \u201cI regret those tweets. I wouldn\u2019t say them again today. They reflected my thoughts on something the president said rather than who he is. I don\u2019t assume anyone is a racist.\u201d In May 2020, she tweeted about Trump\u2019s behavior, expressing confusion over his comments. 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