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32. "But Trump doesn't have the authority to unilaterally install Lake; the hire is dependent on.........
Thu Dec 12, 2024, 08:21 PM
Dec 12

There is long, detailed explanation of how the VOA is run.




Trump says Kari Lake will lead Voice of America. He attacked it during his first term

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/12/nx-s1-5226920/voice-of-america-kari-lake-voa
Updated December 12, 20244:26 PM ET

By Rachel Treisman


President-elect Donald Trump says Kari Lake, a local television news anchor-turned-MAGA politician, will lead the federally funded broadcaster Voice of America.

If successful, the move would put a loyalist at the helm of a news outlet that Trump sought to bring to heel under his appointee during the final year of his first term. Trump officials sought to strip the network and its parent agency of their independence during his first term, including actions later found to be illegal and in one case, unconstitutional.

But Trump doesn't have the authority to unilaterally install Lake; the hire is dependent on a bipartisan board beneath the chief executive of its parent agency........................

.........."Under my leadership, the VOA will excel in its mission: chronicling America's achievements worldwide," Lake tweeted.

That's not exactly the organization's stated mission, however. On its website, it says it is "committed to providing comprehensive coverage of the news and telling audiences the truth."

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WTF ? dweller Dec 11 #1
I wish. highplainsdem Dec 11 #3
I thought she was going to be ambassador to Mexico. rsdsharp Dec 11 #2
No. Trump picked Ron Johnson (NOT the senator - a former ambassador to El Salvador) for that yesterday. highplainsdem Dec 11 #4
LOL HUAJIAO Dec 11 #10
It wasn't a joke. rsdsharp Dec 12 #11
Yeah, he's really flailing now. Hugin Dec 12 #15
That would have been fun. LeftInTX Dec 12 #17
On the bright side, she won't be "on-air talent"-- Jack Valentino Dec 11 #5
That was my immediate thought too. Which would all but ruin VoA as a Strategic tool. nt SomewhereInTheMiddle Dec 12 #16
Tokyo Rose action Prairie Gates Dec 12 #28
there's a spot for every loser NJCher Dec 11 #6
one suspects voa may be just a shell of its former self in importance nt msongs Dec 11 #7
Tokyo Rosa. Chipper Chat Dec 11 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Dec 11 #9
I always preferred the BBC World Report when I was overseas JoseBalow Dec 12 #12
R.I.P. V.O.A. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 12 #13
This will be like Russian state TV. oldmanlynn Dec 12 #14
VOA was a voice of democracy back in the day when shortwave radio was the worlds media choice yaesu Dec 12 #18
The next verse is the same as the first, but a little bit louder and a little bit worse - from 2020: muriel_volestrangler Dec 12 #19
And Trumpf never heard of Voice of America. Somebody in the GOP pyramid told him about it. C0RI0LANUS Dec 12 #20
From the Associated Press: mahatmakanejeeves Dec 12 #21
Kari Lake says terrible things about our country. travelingthrulife Dec 12 #25
Another barrel bottom scraping Pas-de-Calais Dec 12 #22
VOA sounds like a good place to start cutting the budget, right Elon? Ray Bruns Dec 12 #23
Change it's name to "Voice of an Asshole" mdbl Dec 12 #24
Disgraceful orangecrush Dec 12 #26
WE ARE CURRENTLY THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE WORLD vapor2 Dec 12 #27
Kari Lake latest losing candidate set to join Trump's second term team LetMyPeopleVote Dec 12 #29
Kinda like putting Goebbels in charge of the BBC in 1939. Ping Tung Dec 12 #30
Spot on! C0RI0LANUS Dec 12 #31
"But Trump doesn't have the authority to unilaterally install Lake; the hire is dependent on......... riversedge Dec 12 #32
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