Trump Shuts Down Voice of America

Sunday, March 16, 2025

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".

Posted by Corky at 10:30 PM | 8 COMMENTS | permalink

Statement from the director of the Voice of America (who has been placed on administrative leave).

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-- Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) March 15, 2025 at 5:18 PM

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"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.

VOA, still primarily a radio service, was set up during World War Two to counter Nazi propaganda.

It is used by hundreds of millions of people around the world."

He could have just changed the name to Voice of Vlad.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-16 10:41 AM

---- that fat retarded pile of ----

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-16 11:11 AM

Good short-wave radios are available for incoming prodemocracy broadcasts, maybe from northern Europe or the UK.

#3 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-03-16 01:24 PM

"The cancellation of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty grant agreement will be a huge gift to America's enemies," RFE/RL President and CEO Stephen Capus said on Saturday.

"The Iranian Ayatollahs, Chinese communist leaders, and autocrats in Moscow and Minsk would celebrate the demise of RFE/RL after 75 years. Handing our adversaries a win would make them stronger and America weaker," Capus said.

VOA and RFE/RL are designated as undesirable foreign organizations by Russia."

www.politico.eu

DJT had his orders straight from Vlad to shut down these democracy advocates.

I mean, who needs democracy if you have a King?

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-16 05:21 PM

I don't want to pay for anyone's propaganda.
They can buy an ad.

Plus it's a boondoggle.

#5 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-03-16 10:41 PM

You mean truth and propaganda are the same to you.
You know how that can be?
I wonder if you do.

#6 | Posted by YAV at 2025-03-16 10:50 PM

I don't want to pay for anyone's propaganda.

You're already consuming all the rightwing republicans propaganda you can handle.