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Trump orders dismantling of state-funded news agency Voice of America

ANI March 17, 2025 110 views

President Trump has taken decisive action to dismantle the Voice of America news agency through an executive order. The White House claims VOA has been spreading divisive propaganda and is not representing American interests accurately. The order affects the U.S. Agency for Global Media and several other government organizations. This move reflects the Trump administration's ongoing critique of media institutions perceived as biased against its political agenda.

"Voice of America has been out of step with America for years" - White House Official
Washington DC, March 17: United States President Donald Trump has ordered the dismantling of the government-funded news agency Voice of America (VOA), accusing it of promoting biased media reports, as reported by Fox News.

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Trump orders dismantling of VOA parent agency

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Executive order targets multiple government organizations

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Agency called "irretrievably broken"

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Accusations of pushing divisive propaganda

"Voice of America has been out of step with America for years. It serves as the Voice for Radical America and has pushed divisive propaganda for years now," a senior White House official told Fox News Digital.

Trump signed an executive order on Friday to dismantle seven government offices, including the United States Agency for Global Media, the parent company of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Fox News reported.

"The non-statutory components and functions of the following governmental entities shall be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law, and such entities shall reduce the performance of their statutory functions and associated personnel to the minimum presence and function required by law," the Executive Order reads.

The U.S. Agency for Global Media and its senior advisor, Kari Lake, said in a statement that the agency is "not salvageable"

"From top-to-bottom, this agency is a giant rot and burden to the American taxpayer--a national security risk for this nation--and irretrievably broken. While there are bright spots within the agency with personnel who are talented and dedicated public servants, this is the exception rather than the rule," the statement read.

The executive order also targets other agencies, including the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; the U.S. Agency for Global Media; the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution; the Institute of Museum and Library Services; the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness; the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund; and the Minority Business Development Agency.

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