US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back the federally-funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being “anti-Trump” and “radical”.

A White House statement said the order would “ensure taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda”, and included quotes from politicians and right-wing media railing against the “leftist”, “partisan” VOA.

  • adarza@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    usagm is an independent agency. it and its predecessors, and voa, were created by congress. only congress can eliminate them

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      1 month ago

      Yeah, those checks and balances will kick in any day now!

      Yeap, any day now.