‘It’s baffling’: Anti-LGBTQ Oklahoma GOP governor’s veto of bill will snatch PBS’ funding

Oklahoma Republican Governor Stitt vetoes a bill that would’ve funded the state’s PBS station over his belief its programming indoctrinates children @oliverdarcy reports pic.twitter.com/ba1mFHzh9D

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Oklahoma GOP Governor Kevin Stitt has vetoed legislation that would have provided significant funding to the most popular children’s programming in the state, CNN reports. CNN’s The Lead, hosted Jake Tapper, tweeted a clip from a Friday interview with senior media reporter Oliver Darcy, writing, “Oklahoma Republican Governor Stitt vetoes a bill that would’ve funded the state’s PBS station over his belief its programming indoctrinates children @oliverdarcy reports.” Tapper opened the segment by sharing a brief video from an episode of PBS’ Sesame Street, which includes representation of a same-…

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