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“Voice Of America Is Being Silenced”: Director Speaks Out After Trump Starts Dismantling U.S.-Funded Broadcast Entities
Donald Trump is targeting the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international broadcasting entities, as he signed an executive order on Friday to eliminate the functions of their oversight agency. Employees were informed this morning that they were being put on administrative leave with pay, but must be available to work if directed to do […]
Donald Trump is targeting the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international broadcasting entities, as he signed an executive order on Friday to eliminate the functions of their oversight agency. Trump had selected Kari Lake, a longtime loyalist, to lead the entity, but her appointment must be approved by the seven member International Broadcasting Advisory Board. This term, Trump has nominated E. Brent Bozell, a longtime conservative activist, to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, but he still faces Senate confirmation.
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