Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Okla., defended his decision to defund the station broadcasting PBS to his state, claiming PBS indoctrinates kids with LGBTQ programming.
Elmo from"Sesame Street pictured. The long-running PBS show has introduced LGBTQ characters and themes to young viewers in recent years.
The governor added,"If you want to watch that, that's fine. But why am I using taxpayer dollars to prop that up? I don't think we need that and I'm glad to veto that bill." Busby then made a serious historical reference to further criticize Stitt’s move, saying,"No civilization since the Norman Conquest in 1066 has survived that did not support arts and culture. They’re all gone. Civilization is about its culture, its history, and its arts."
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