“Why would a Republican want Democrat ‘mouthpiece,’ Voice of America (VOA), to continue?”he wrote. “It’s a TOTAL, LEFTWING DISASTER—No Republican should vote for its survival. KILL IT!”
#Trump accused the #news org of spreading “anti-American”& partisan “propaganda,”calling it “the voice of radical America.”In March, he signed an #ExecutiveOrder that called for its dismantling,& put nearly all #VoiceOfAmerica reporters on leave, ceasing its operations for the 1st time since its founding in 1942.
“What is going out on #VOA airwaves—it’s outrageous, & it has to stop,” Lake told the #House #ForeignAffairs Cmte. She called #independent reporting from international #news agencies funded by the govt “corrupt” & “biased,” & made clear that Trump’s goal was not to overhaul but to shut down the global media agency, which she called “a rotten piece of fish.”
#Trump himself chimed in with a social media post, urging #Congress to “kill” the #VoiceOfAmerica.
#KariLake, the close #Trump ally & snr *adviser* to #USAGM, urged #Congress on Wednesday to gut the #VoiceOfAmerica & other federally funded #news orgs she *oversees*, as lawmakers of both parties expressed concern.
In a hearing that grew testy at times, Lake defended proposed cuts to the #global news orgs, while #Democrats & some #Republicans warned that they could make it impossible for the #US to disseminate #information to countries w/limited press freedoms, such as #Iran, #China & #Russia.
#Trump Urges #Congress to ‘Kill’ #VoiceOfAmerica as Its *Leader* Defends Gutting It
In a heated hearing, #KariLake, the Trump [crackpot] ally in charge of the federally funded international broadcasting network, called the #media agency “a rotten piece of fish” that should be defunded.
#law #democracy #FreePress #SoftPower #journalism #independence #censorship #authoritarianism #dictatorship #tyranny #AmericanAutocracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/politics/trump-lake-voice-of-america.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
@w7voa Can we crowd fund a new, sane, independent news service? And by we, I mean You?
The silencing of #VOA takes on new meaning today
#VoiceOfAmerica #uspolitics
"On March 14, 2025, almost all of VOA's 1,300 journalists, producers and assistants were placed on administrative leave....
On June 20, 2025, layoff notices were sent to 639 VOA employees, completing an 85% reduction in staff at the U.S. Agency for Global Media"
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Das US Agency for Global Media kündigt an, weiteren 639 Beschäftigte entlassen zu wollen, diesmal ist Voice of America am stärksten betroffen ...
#radio #voiceofamerica #usagm #fmukwOdvFnw
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/voice-of-america-entlassungen-100.html
Wir protestieren gegen den brutalen Kahlschlag beim US-Auslandssender #VoiceofAmerica, der das Aus für den renommierten Sender bedeuten kann. Mehr Infos: www.djv.de/news/pressem...
The parent agency of Voice of America said on Friday it had issued termination notices to over 639 more staff, completing an 85% decrease in personnel since March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/21/world/politics/voice-of-america-600-staff-fired/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #voiceofamerica #censorship #media #us #donaldtrump
Mehr als 600 Entlassungen bei US-Auslandssendern
Kahlschlag bei den US-Auslandssendern: Die von Präsident Trump eingesetzte Beraterin hat erneut mehr als 600 Entlassungen angekündigt - besonders hart trifft es Voice of America. Beobachtern zufolge könnte der Sender vor dem Aus stehen.
Just 250 staff remain at Voice of America, after layoffs announced today by Kari Lake, special advisor to the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Lake says 1,400 positions have been eliminated across USAGM, an 85% decrease. When President Trump signed an order in March to shrink USAGM, advocates for the agency, including Republican lawmakers, said its networks were vital for fighting disinformation. The three VOA journalists who sued to stop the terminations were all laid off, but say their legal fight will continue. Here's more from CNN.