Republicans are seizing on James O’Keefe’s hidden camera prank against NPR executives to bolster their calls to defund the news organization. Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) became the highest ranking lawmaker to weigh in on Tuesday, putting out a press release slamming the “disturbing” video that featured NPR Foundation president Ron Schilling calling Tea Partiers “seriously racist,” remaining silent while a fake Muslim group accused Jews of controlling the media, and suggesting that NPR might be better off with out federal funding.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=113804