katherine maher being in charge will continue that mission and then some.have said this before i will say it again to defund npr from a taxpayer perspective, todd, carley. >> todd: that's the point. if they were a private entity in capitalism they could kind of do whatever they want. the fact that you and me and you, i'm you, you're me, we are all paying for it is not right. speaking of not right, "the view," they did something yesterday. fantasized over what prison they want former president trump to be sent. to say yes, this happened. watch make a point to prove a point put him in the clink. [laughter] >> i don't want this to sound like i'm doing wishful thinking. [laughter] >> yes. >> which prison would be best? i'm okay if he goes to alcatraz and they reopen it. what about guantanamo bay? >> todd: joe, what did we just watch there? >> that sound you hear is barbara walters rolling over in her grave in terms of what this show has become and what she created nearly 30 years ago. because, look, abc news has the audacity to call "the view" a news program, t

the new ceo katherine maher is not going to be able to go because she said, look, i have got essentially a board meeting and it's been on the calendar for a year. but, brian, to your point, and thanks for bringing this up, her social media history she called donald trump once upon a time a racist. in 2020 she was wearing a joe biden logo and that's why the republicans are calling to defund it. now, here's the thing. and ainsley, you are absolutely right. the direct funding from the federal government is about $5 million. here's the thing. npr gets its funding from member stations. you know, we have heard a million times. donate and get a tote bag because we are funded by member stations. well, here's the thing. the member stations are funded by the corporation for public broadcasting. ccp. they get half a billion dollars from the federal government. it works out to each and every american pays $1.35 per year to fund the corporation for public broadcasting which is funding, among other things, npr. the big question is republicans are going to say is this fair if npr only has one point of