“We’re defunding NPR, finally. I thought it would be appropriate to maybe read some of the craziest tweets of Katherine Maher, who is the CEO,” Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Calif.) says in a video posted on X.com Thursday, after the Senate voted to rescind taxpayer funding of public media.
“Last night, the Senate officially voted to end taxpayer funding for NPR. To celebrate, we read some of the NPR CEO's most deranged tweets. Enjoy,” the senator writes, introducing his video.
Most of Maher’s tweets are self-loathing attacks on “White people” and “whiteness” – and even suggest that owning horses is symptomatic of white racism.
“I’m so done with late-stage capitalism,” one of the National Public Radio CEO’s posts declares, while others tout transgenderism and LGBTQ pronouns.
One describes a dream involving baklava, nuts and Kamala Harris.
Last night, the Senate officially voted to end taxpayer funding for NPR.
— Eric Schmitt (@Eric_Schmitt) July 17, 2025
To celebrate, we read some of the NPR CEO's most deranged tweets.
Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/HkZibmJPMT