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MTG Annihilates CEO: ‘You Lied Under Oath’

March 31, 2025
by The Times Of America

MTG Goes Scorched Earth on PBS CEO for Airing Drag Queen Content Targeted at Children: ‘You Lied Under Oath’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) accused PBS CEO Paula Kerger of lying under oath last week when Kerger denied the network had aired drag queen content targeted at children. 

Greene backed her accusation with video evidence that appeared to contradict Kerger’s testimony.

The heated exchange occurred during a hearing examining taxpayer funding for public broadcasting, where Greene challenged both PBS and NPR leadership over what she described as content pushing a “far-left agenda” on issues including gender identity and race.

“The LGBTQ indoctrination of our children, the systematic racism narrative, and the support for censorship being pushed by the heads of NPR and PBS are just several of the many abuses of taxpayer dollars,” Greene stated during the hearing.

After Kerger claimed PBS had not aired drag queen content aimed at children, Greene immediately played a clip from “Let’s Learn,” a PBS program designed for children ages 3 to 8. 

The footage showed a drag performer singing and dancing, instructing young viewers to “get your singing voices ready” and follow along with movements including “the hips go swish swish swish” and “the shoulders go shimmy shimmy shimmy.”

Greene remarked as the clip played, “Absolutely disgusting. Deplorable,” adding, “This was shown to children. I can’t even watch this.”

Greene further noted the video originally aired on April 1, 2021, and remained available online until May 24 of that year—approximately eight weeks later. 

She argued this timeline contradicted any suggestion that the content was aired accidentally or briefly, Trending Politics (TP) reported.

“By the way, Ms. Kerger, that was aired on April 1, 2021. It wasn’t an accident, and it wasn’t just for a brief time that it was up,” Greene said. 

“It was aired April 1st, and then somehow it expired May 24th. It was taken down eight full weeks later. I wonder why. I wonder why that was taken down.”

The congresswoman didn’t limit her criticism to this single incident. She proceeded to highlight additional examples of what she characterized as taxpayer-funded content that misleads children and portrays conservatives in a negative light, though specific details of these examples were not provided in the hearing transcript.

Greene also questioned the financial justification for continued federal funding of public broadcasting during her remarks. 

“The United States of America is broke and can’t afford it,” she argued. “Seriously, do you think that PBS should be funded by the American people? ‘Cause I certainly don’t.”

The hearing, provocatively titled “Anti-American Airwaves,” put both public media organizations on the defensive as Republican lawmakers grilled leadership about perceived political bias in their programming and editorial decisions. 

Public broadcasting executives faced tough questions about whether taxpayer dollars should continue supporting content that some lawmakers view as advancing partisan perspectives.

TTOA previously reported that NPR CEO Katherine Maher acknowledged the organization had erred in delaying coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop story and addressed concerns about past social media posts criticizing former President Trump, noting they were made before she joined NPR. This admission came as part of broader questioning about balanced coverage at the publicly funded news organization.

For her part, Kerger attempted to clarify that the drag queen segment was not part of PBS’s official programming lineup but had mistakenly appeared on a local station’s website before being removed. This explanation did little to satisfy Greene, who pointed to the extended period the content remained accessible as evidence contradicting Kerger’s characterization of the incident.

The debate carries significant implications for public broadcasting. TP noted that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting received $535 million in funding for fiscal year 2025, with much of that money supporting local stations in underserved areas where commercial broadcasting may be limited or unavailable.

Republican lawmakers at the hearing pushed for an end to federal funding, citing what they view as a lack of political diversity in programming and an inappropriate use of taxpayer resources. 

TP highlighted that President Trump has previously stated he would “love” to cut this funding completely, adding presidential weight to congressional Republican efforts.

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