NPR CEO regrets calling Trump a ‘racist’ and admits Hunter Biden coverage mistakes

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NPR CEO Katherine Maher expressed regret during a congressional hearing Wednesday over past statements from her calling President Donald Trump a “fascist” and “deranged racist sociopath.”

The NPR chief also admitted during her testimony in front of the newly formed House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency that the taxpayer-funded outlet made mistakes in its coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop story and the origins of COVID-19.

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