After Sesame Street introduced a new Asian-American muppet named Ji-Young to its expanding cast, influential CPAC leader Matt Schlapp called for the program to be defunded. Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola discuss on The Young Turks. Watch LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. http://youtube.com/theyoungturks/live Read more HERE: https://www.businessinsider.com/cpac-head-wants-defund-pbs-sesame-street-asian-american-muppet-2021-11 “Matt Schlapp, the president of the influential Conservative Political Action Conference, called for "Sesame Street” producer PBS to be defunded over the introduction of an Asian-American character to the kids’ show. In a tweet Tuesday, Schlapp criticized the show after it announced that Ji-Young, its first-ever Asian-American muppet, would be joining the cast. Schlapp linked to an Associated Press report, where producers said that they hoped the new character would help to stem rising anti-Asian-American prejudice in the US. “ *** The largest online progressive news show in the world. Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian. LIVE weekdays 6-8 pm ET. Help support our mission and get perks. Membership protects TYT’s independence from corporate ownership and allows us to provide free live shows that speak truth to power for people around the world. See Perks: ▶ https://www.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/join SUBSCRIBE on YOUTUBE: ☞ http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theyoungturks FACEBOOK: ☞ http://www.facebook.com/TheYoungTurks TWITTER: ☞ http://www.twitter.com/TheYoungTurks INSTAGRAM: ☞ http://www.instagram.com/TheYoungTurks TWITCH: ☞ http://www.twitch.com/tyt 👕 Merch: http://shoptyt.com ❤ Donate: http://www.tyt.com/go 🔗 Website: https://www.tyt.com 📱App: http://www.tyt.com/app 📬 Newsletters: https://www.tyt.com/newsletters/ If you want to watch more videos from TYT, consider subscribing to other channels in our network: The Damage Report ▶ https://www.youtube.com/thedamagereport TYT Sports ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytsports The Conversation ▶ https://www.youtube.com/tytconversation Rebel HQ ▶ https://www.youtube.com/rebelhq TYT Investigates ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwNJt9PYyN1uyw2XhNIQMMA #TYT #TheYoungTurks #BreakingNews 211117__TB02GOP by The Young Turks