{"id":2448073,"date":"2025-06-16T19:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T23:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pbs-sees-trump-suspending-elections-liberal-media-scream\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T19:48:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T23:48:43","slug":"pbs-sees-trump-suspending-elections-liberal-media-scream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pbs-sees-trump-suspending-elections-liberal-media-scream\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS sees Trump \u2018suspending elections\u2019: Liberal Media Scream"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fpbs-sees-trump-suspending-elections-liberal-media-scream%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=2448073&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>The article discusses PBS&#8217;s commentary on President Donald Trump&#8217;s actions and policies, particularly in relation to efforts by House Republicans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/npr-pbs-defend-death-grip-on-funds-cite-lifesaving-services-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"NPR, ... defend death grip on funds, cite \u2018lifesaving services\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">defund public broadcasting<\/a>. Commentator Jonathan Capehart on PBS NewsHour suggested that Trump&#8217;s mobilization of the National Guard to respond to protests and hints at pardoning a police officer convicted of murder could be strategies to create a scenario that would allow him to invoke the Insurrection Act, potentially leading to suspending elections. The piece highlights Capehart&#8217;s claims as an example of extreme liberal media perspectives,indicating that such speculation contributes to the perception of bias against Trump within PBS. The article concludes by emphasizing the concerns surrounding the use of military force domestically and sheds light on the ongoing tension between conservative and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tyler-oneil-twitter-files-reveal-how-the-left-uses-big-tech-to-create-an-illusion-of-scientific-consensus-and-stifle-debate\/\" title=\"Tyler O&#039;Neil: &quot;Twitter Files&quot; Discover how the Left uses Big Tech in order to create the illusion of Scientific Consensus.\">liberal narratives<\/a> in the media.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">PBS sees Trump &lsquo;suspending elections&rsquo;: Liberal Media Scream<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2147773\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>It&rsquo;s hard to imagine that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/house-vote-rescission-claw-back-9-4-billion-foreign-aid-npr-pbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PBS<\/a> could get any more anti-Trump, but after House Republicans voted to endorse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3423671\/pbs-prefers-democrats-anti-trump-republicans-media-bias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> bid to defund public broadcasting, all of its &ldquo;Trump derangement syndrome&rdquo; sirens have gone off.<\/p>\n<p>For our weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3435556\/liberal-media-scream-scott-pelley-journalism-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Liberal Media Scream<\/a>, we feature its most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-actually-happens-if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned\/\" title=\"What Actually Happens If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned?\">extreme claim<\/a> from lefty <em>NewsHour<\/em> commentator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/faith-freedom-self-reliance\/3406718\/defunding-pbs-is-not-an-attack-on-the-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jonathan Capehart<\/a> that the president is on a power grab that will have him &ldquo;suspending elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3443110\/republican-liberal-votes-constituents-study\/\">Big reveal: Republican lawmakers more liberal than constituents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3442096\/trump-gets-birthday-wishes-white-house-report-card\/\">Trump gets practically all of his birthday wishes: White House Report Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3439703\/democratic-party-disapproval-rasmussen-poll\/\">More Democrat doom: Most say party failing America<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Friday&rsquo;s PBS <em>NewsHour,<\/em> Capehart suggested that Trump&rsquo;s deployment of the National Guard to California to protect federal buildings against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3435253\/who-is-funding-anti-ice-activists-in-los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">anti-ICE demonstrators<\/a>, as well as &ldquo;rumors&rdquo; of a pardon for the police officer convicted of the murder of George Floyd, is part of a plan to &ldquo;create the conditions that would allow the president to invoke the Insurrection Act.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3442379\/the-parade-was-a-good-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Army birthday parade<\/a> Saturday with the deployment of troops to Los Angeles, Capehart said, &ldquo;We are at a turning point, I think, this weekend with what we have seen in the run-up to tomorrow&rsquo;s parade, with what&rsquo;s happening in Los Angeles. More people&rsquo;s hair should be on fire, not just because of the National Guard troops in Los Angeles without the &mdash; working with or permission from the governor, which is by law what should have been done, but the calling up of Marines, U.S. military, on American streets.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is a line that, to me, anyway, is one that should never have been crossed. And the president putting out this order and putting out this order that isn&rsquo;t specific to Los Angeles, isn&rsquo;t specific to any city. It&rsquo;s so broad. The language is so broad that it&rsquo;s sort of like you could just tuck it into like a giant L.L. Bean tote bag, and you just pull out: Where do I need to send troops?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PBS&rsquo;s Capehart Suggests Trump&rsquo;s Illegal Immigrant Crackdown a Ruse to &lsquo;Suspend Elections&rsquo;\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_9EyWHA4oW0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Jonathan Capehart on Friday&rsquo;s PBS <em>NewsHour<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><em>I think they&rsquo;re creating the political conflict because, you know, I interviewed Minnesota State Attorney General Keith Ellison in the run-up to the anniversary, the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And he brought up on his own the rumor that the president was going to pardon Derek Chauvin. And the attorney general said that the president might do that as a distraction to larger goals. And one of the larger goals that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >attorney general mentioned<\/a> that has always been in the back of my mind is to create the conditions that would allow the president to invoke the Insurrection Act.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And once the president invokes the Insurrection Act, all sorts of powers are handed to the president, you know, suspending elections, and other things once you open that box, and particularly you open that box with this president and the administration and the yes-people he has around him, there&rsquo;s no going back. That is among the reasons why I am so concerned about what we&rsquo;re about to see tomorrow.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc.org\/staff\/brent-baker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brent Baker<\/a>, the Steven P.J. Wood senior fellow and vice president for research and publications at the Media Research Center, explained our pick: &ldquo;Tinfoil hat time. And PBS supporters act befuddled as to why conservatives see PBS as the home of left-wing crazy talk, leading the House last week to approve President Trump&rsquo;s rescission package to end taxpayer funding of PBS and NPR. Capehart&rsquo;s wild speculation passes for informed analysis on PBS&rsquo;s top &lsquo;news&rsquo; program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rating:<\/span> <em><strong>FOUR<\/strong> out of <strong>FIVE<\/strong> screams.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2147773\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2147773\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PBS claims Trump may &#8216;suspend elections&#8217;: Liberal Media Outcry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2448074,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LA-Protest-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6571,19567,3634],"class_list":["post-2448073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-elections","tag-pbs","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/LA-Protest-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448073"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448077,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448073\/revisions\/2448077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}