US EditionKari Lake battles Democrats at VOA hearing: Five takeaways
- Kari Lake justified significant reductions in funding and personnel at the federal agency responsible for overseeing Voice of America during a congressional hearing on June 25, 2025.
- These cuts follow a March executive order from President Trump aimed at reducing federal agencies, prompted by allegations of waste, foreign influence, and partisan bias in VOA.
- Lake testified that the agency is "rotten to the core," plans to reduce staff by 85% to just 18 employees, and claimed hostile actors compromise content, backing Trump's directive to "clean it up."
- Democrats strongly condemned Lake's tactics as dangerous and harmful to independent media, while Republicans portrayed her efforts as a necessary, patriotic move to combat corruption and reduce outside interference, especially stemming from Chinese sources.
- The cuts raise concerns lawmakers warned may weaken U.S. global broadcasting and influence, creating space for foreign media powers like Russia and China to expand their presence abroad.
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Kari Lake takes her war on Voice of America to Congress
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