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![BernieSanders Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::216776631.png) Bernie Sanders [@BernieSanders](/creator/twitter/BernieSanders) on x 14.9M followers
Created: 2025-07-15 20:31:15 UTC

Trump, like all authoritarians, doesn’t like criticism or objective reporting. He just wants to be flattered. That’s why he wants to defund NPR and PBS.  

If democracy is to survive we need a strong, independent media.  

I will vote to support public broadcasting.


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