PBS CEO Paula Kerger said new children’s programming will “skid to a halt” if the government moves ahead with President Trump’s attempt to cut federal funding for public

“If this executive order moves forward, it will significantly impact Valley PBS,” said President and CEO Robert Mollison. Federal funding makes up about 20% of the station’s budget. National public media executives pushed back against the order Friday morning, calling it unlawful and “an affront to the First Amendment rights.”