Updated May 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM EDT

PBS and a public television station in rural Minnesota filed suit on Friday against President Trump over his executive order demanding that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting kill all funding for the network.

The suit alleges Trump's order is unlawful, exceeding his authority as president and violating Constitutional protections of free speech because he has made clear he doesn't like PBS's news coverage and programming.

"This action challenges an unprecedented presidential directive attacking PBS and its member stations… in a manner that will upend public television," the lawsuit states.

It continues: "The EO makes no attempt to hide the fact that it is cutting off the flow of funds to PBS because of the content of PBS programming and out o

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