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Related: About this forumBREAKING: Kari Lake Nominated for WHAT?! - Bulwark Takes
Tim Miller goes off on Kari Lake. Again! - 12/11/2024.
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BREAKING: Kari Lake Nominated for WHAT?! - Bulwark Takes (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Dec 12
OP
Well what ???? I cantlook at videos on my tablet. PLEASE tell us more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trueblue1968
Dec 12
#1
After losing runs for governor and senator, TFG has nominated her as director of "Voice of America"
Rhiannon12866
Dec 12
#3
A simple three of four word phrase would've told us what she's been nominated for. I'm not watching. It's a Big Secret.
NBachers
Dec 12
#2
Trueblue1968
(18,258 posts)1. Well what ???? I cantlook at videos on my tablet. PLEASE tell us more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rhiannon12866
(224,300 posts)3. After losing runs for governor and senator, TFG has nominated her as director of "Voice of America"
NBachers
(18,195 posts)2. A simple three of four word phrase would've told us what she's been nominated for. I'm not watching. It's a Big Secret.
Trueblue1968
(18,258 posts)5. So many of us CANT see videos or dont want to watch them. DESCRIBE the point of videos please !!!!!
Give us a break please.
LetMyPeopleVote
(155,514 posts)4. Kari Lake latest losing candidate set to join Trump's second term team
As Trump chooses Kari Lake to lead the Voice of America, a larger pattern is coming into focus: The president-elect is picking a lot of failed candidates.
https://bsky.app/profile/stevebenen.com/post/3ld4g33nlnc2m
Link to tweet
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/kari-lake-latest-losing-candidate-set-join-trumps-second-term-team-rcna183937
Exactly eight years ago this week, there were reports of concerns among Voice of America officials that Donald Trump in his first go-around as president-elect might try to politicize the networks coverage. Several years later, federal investigators determined that Michael Pack, a Trump-appointed official who helped oversee the VOA, did abuse the powers of his office.
Pack, its also worth noting, faced complaints from more than 30 whistleblowers during his tenure.
Its against this backdrop that Trump is president-elect again, and he has someone new in mind for the network. NBC News reported:
As NBC News report added, The VOAs stated mission is not to promote Americas achievements; rather, its website says it is committed to providing comprehensive coverage of the news and telling audiences the truth......
As for Trumps motivations, The New York Times published a related analysis that noted, Its a surprising development for a political figure who has long deployed the word loser as an insult, and who tried to overturn the 2020 election rather than admit he lost it. But some of these Republicans lost their races in part because of their support for Trump which means losing can make for winning politics in Washington when loyalty to Trump is the coin of the realm.
All of which suggests the so-called Team of Losers list might yet grow longer.
Pack, its also worth noting, faced complaints from more than 30 whistleblowers during his tenure.
Its against this backdrop that Trump is president-elect again, and he has someone new in mind for the network. NBC News reported:
President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he wants ally Kari Lake to be the next director of the Voice of America, a federal network thats part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. ... Lake said on X she was honored by Trumps announcement. Under my leadership, the VOA will excel in its mission: chronicling Americas achievements worldwide, she said.
As NBC News report added, The VOAs stated mission is not to promote Americas achievements; rather, its website says it is committed to providing comprehensive coverage of the news and telling audiences the truth......
As for Trumps motivations, The New York Times published a related analysis that noted, Its a surprising development for a political figure who has long deployed the word loser as an insult, and who tried to overturn the 2020 election rather than admit he lost it. But some of these Republicans lost their races in part because of their support for Trump which means losing can make for winning politics in Washington when loyalty to Trump is the coin of the realm.
All of which suggests the so-called Team of Losers list might yet grow longer.
Trueblue1968
(18,258 posts)6. Thank you. I wish the OP would have posted what you did. I appreciate you.