Bill Maher favors cutting public broadcasting funding, rejects NPR CEO's testimony that outlet is unbiased

He specifically called out his "namesake" Maher over her repeated assertions that NPR was "unbiased."

"Give me a break, lady," Maher reacted Friday. "I mean, they're crazy far-left."

The HBO host went on to say the country is "past the age" where the federal government can subsidize outlets like NPR and PBS. 

"Why do we need to subsidize," Maher asked. "We're so polarized. These outlets became popular at a time when Republicans and Democrats didn't hate each other and weren't at each other's throats and didn't think each other was an existential threat. In that world, you can't have places like this, I think, anymore. They have to be private."

At one point, she claimed she had "never seen any instance of political bias determining editorial decisions," drawing scorn from conservatives online.

Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.