"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."

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

"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."