The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes funding to PBS and NPR stations, to "cease direct funding" to them.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting dismissed President Trump’s executive order to ax taxpayer funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) — arguing they aren’t under the White House’s thumb.

Heads of PBS, NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting all suggest Friday that Trump’s executive order is illegal.