Jimmy Fallon Mocks Trump’s Call to Defund PBS: ‘The White House Has a Group Chat About Invading Sesame Street’ | Video

Jimmy Fallon is surprised that Donald Trump seems to hate NPR and PBS so much. This comes after the president’s recent calls to defund both of the federally funded organizations.
“It’s not good. Right now, the White House has a group chat about invading ‘Sesame Street,'” Fallon said on Thursday night, nodding to the recent Signal group chat scandal where a group of senior-level Trump advisors added The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief to a private chat about bombing Yemen.
“When NPR heard, they went nuts,” Fallon continued before dropping his voice down to a near whisper. “They said, ‘This is an outrage. We are furious right now.'”
On Wednesday, NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger appeared before a House subcommittee on government efficiency. Both defended their respective organizations against being accused of political bias by Republican politicians. Even President Donald Trump weighed in on...
“It’s not good. Right now, the White House has a group chat about invading ‘Sesame Street,'” Fallon said on Thursday night, nodding to the recent Signal group chat scandal where a group of senior-level Trump advisors added The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief to a private chat about bombing Yemen.
“When NPR heard, they went nuts,” Fallon continued before dropping his voice down to a near whisper. “They said, ‘This is an outrage. We are furious right now.'”
On Wednesday, NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger appeared before a House subcommittee on government efficiency. Both defended their respective organizations against being accused of political bias by Republican politicians. Even President Donald Trump weighed in on...
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