Democrats ridiculed a Republican-led effort to defund American public media at a congressional hearing Wednesday about alleged bias at PBS and NPR. The hearing by the House of Representative’s Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee,

NPR and PBS were in the spotlight at a House hearing this morning before the Delivering on Government Efficiency subcommittee, as Republican grilled the CEOs of the public broadcasting outlets over alleged biases.

Leaning into comparisons between MAGA ’s rhetoric and McCarthyism, the gay representative asked Kerger if “is Elmo now, or has he ever been, a member of the Communist Party of the United States?” before reminding everyone that “he’s obviously red” and “has a very dangerous message about sharing and helping each other.