Corporation for Public Broadcasting members refuse to leave jobs after being fired by Trump

Published July 16, 2025 6:04am ET



Three Corporation for Public Broadcasting members whom President Donald Trump fired in April have refused to leave their positions. 

CPB board members Diane Kaplan, Laura Ross, and Thomas Rothman were terminated in April, yet all three have continued to show up to work. They refuse to vacate their positions, according to a complaint filed by the Department of Justice on Tuesday. Kaplan, Ross, and Rothman are the three Democrats on the CPB’s five-member board. 

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