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PBS Faces Backlash for Editing Trump Critique from Film

5/22/2025

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PBS's American Masters series faced backlash after editing Art Spiegelman's film, Disaster Is My Muse, to eliminate a segment that criticized Donald Trump. This decision, driven by political pressure and funding threats, sparked outrage from Spiegelman, who condemned it as a violation of free speech and a troubling sign of increasing political control over media narratives.

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PBS's American Masters series faced backlash after editing Art Spiegelman's film, Disaster Is My Muse, to eliminate a segment that criticized Donald Trump. This decision, driven by political pressure and funding threats, sparked outrage from Spiegelman, who condemned it as a violation of free speech and a troubling sign of increasing political control over media narratives.