Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at cutting public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he claimed "biased" in a broadcaster's report.

The order directs the company's public broadcasting and other federal agencies to "stop federal funding for NPR and PBS" and further requires them to work to provide news organizations with indirect sources of public financing. The White House said on social media that announced the signing that the stores “received millions of dollars from taxpayers to spread radical, awakening propaganda that was disguised as “news.”

This is the latest move by Trump and his administration to use federal power to control or ham ham ham institutions that they disagree with actions or opinions. Since taking office, Trump has removed leaders, placed administrative leave, and cut hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to artists, libraries, museums, theaters and others by acquiring the John Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the National Endowment Center for Humanity. Trump also pushed for the refusal of federal research and education funding from colleges and punished law firms unless they agreed to the Elimination of Diversity Program and other measures Trump deemed offensive.

Broadcasters have obtained about $5 billion in public funding through the company to conduct public broadcasts and prepare for the possibility of cuts since Trump's election, as Republicans have long complained about them.

PBS CEO and president Paula Kerger said in a statement last month that the Trump administration’s efforts to fund public media will “undermine the essential services of PBS and local membership stations to the American people.”

“Nothing is more important than PB Americans, and our work is possible because of the bipartisan support we have always received from Congress,” she said. “This public-private partnership allows us to help millions of children succeed in school and in life and support the highest quality of rich and inspiring programs.”

The company's public broadcaster sued Trump earlier this week, who fired three members to the five-member committee, saying the president is beyond his authority, a move that would deprive the board of directors of the quorum needed to conduct business.

Just two weeks ago, the White House said it would ask Congress to withdraw CPB funds as part of a $9.1 billion cut. But budget director Russell Vought said the plan may be the first to have not been sent to Capitol Hill.

The move against PBS and NPR is due to his administration's efforts to demolish global media organizations in the United States, including American Voice and Free European Broadcasting/Broadcasting Freedom, which aim to model global independent news collections on a global scale in a society that restricts the press. These efforts face push from federal courts, who in some cases ruled that the Trump administration may have exceeded its powers to block funding from Congress.