Corpus Christi Sun

In a series of tweets on March 27, 2025, Congressman Michael Cloud, who has been serving Texas’ 27th district since 2018, shared his perspectives on various issues. Cloud’s comments touched on public broadcasting, the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, and media accountability.

Congressman Michael Cloud tweeted, "This is a far cry from Mr. Rogers. Parents don’t want their kids seeing this and taxpayer dollars shouldn’t be funding it. PBS needs to lose federal funding." In this post, Cloud expressed a critical view of PBS, suggesting the network should no longer receive federal funding. This post was made at 14:10:07 UTC.

Later on the same day, at 17:13:32 UTC, Cloud referenced an interaction by tweeting, "During her exchange with Cloud, Maher also acknowledged the legitimacy of the Wuhan lab-leak theory by the CIA after NPR previously dismissed speculation about the COVID pandemic's origins at the time." This tweet highlighted Cloud's acknowledgment of new information regarding the origins of the COVID pandemic and underscored revisions in previous narratives.

At 20:24:00 UTC the same day, Cloud openly criticized media figures and organizations, stating, "Congressman Michael Cloud blasted Maher’s 'lack of reverence for truth' and NPR’s failure on major news stories in the last five years." This tweet conveyed Cloud’s disapproval of perceived missteps in media reporting.