US EditionKari Lake battles Democrats at VOA hearing: Five takeaways
- On Wednesday in Phoenix, Kari Lake, a top official with the U.S. Agency for Global Media, provided testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
- Lake's testimony followed Trump’s March executive order that cut 1,400 positions, or 85% of the agency’s workforce, aiming to downsize USAGM drastically.
- Lake criticized USAGM as corrupt and biased, calling its broadcasts anti-American and advocating to scrap the agency and move salvageable parts under the State Department.
- During the hearing, Rep. Greg Stanton accused Lake of being untrustworthy, while Democrats characterized her testimony as a form of propaganda.
- The agency’s future remains uncertain amid legal battles to restore funding, with Republicans praising Lake’s reform efforts while the agency stands largely dismantled.
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Trump representative Kari Lake on Voice of America’s fate: ‘Scrap the whole thing and start over’
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"KILL IT" - President Trump Calls for "LEFTWING DISASTER" U.S. Funded Broadcaster Voice of America to be Destroyed Following Kari Lake's Bombshell Testimony in House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing
President Trump released a statement on Wednesday, calling for the complete destruction of “LEFTWING DISASTER” and “Democrat mouthpiece” Voice of America.
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Trump representative Kari Lake on Voice of America's fate: 'Scrap the whole thing and start over'
Former Arizona newscaster Kari Lake, picked by President Donald Trump to manage Voice of America and the agency overseeing it, told a congressional committee that they were rotten to the core and should be scrapped.
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