To the Editor:

Re “NPR, Under Attack by Trump, Is Taking the Threat Seriously” (Business Day, Feb. 17):

In every budget request since he took office, President Trump has sought to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. And every time, Congress has rejected his request. Indeed, the fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills actually increased funding for the corporation by $20 million, for a total of $465 million in 2022 advance funding.

As chair of the House Appropriations Committee, I can tell you that President Trump’s most recent request to zero out funding for the corporation will meet the same fate.

Although it may be anathema to a president disconnected from reality and at war with the truth, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is vital to the kind of fair and independent news that promotes a well-informed public and strengthens our democracy.

Maybe that’s why the president is so eager to bring the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to its knees.