[Opinion] Colbert Tries To Defend PBS By Focusing On Children's Shows

Colbert Tries To Defend PBS By Focusing On Children's Shows

CBS’s Stephen Colbert tried to have it both ways on Thursday’s taping of The Late Show. On one hand he mocked Republicans for wanting to defund PBS out of concerns its documentaries were sexualizing children because what child watches PBS? On the other hand, he defended PBS against calls to defund it by citing all the children’s programming it does. Later in the show, Colbert would welcome Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and press him from …

MTG Calls Out Woke PBS CEO For Total Lie To Congress, Exposes "Sick Propaganda PBS Uses" - The American Tribune.com

In a moment that went viral on social media, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) slammed PBS CEO Paula Kerger for lying about explicit children’s programming that aired on the publicly supported network. Green hammered home the obvious dishonesty by playing the “sick propaganda” and mocking the bizarre segment, which featured a drag queen performing to children. For context, this video was recorded during a March 26, 2025, hearing titled “Anti-Am…