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‘As The Washington Post reported, the president late last week signed an executive order seeking to eliminate several additional federal agencies, including the one that oversees the Voice of America.
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The Washington Post’s Max Boot added, “There is a sickening symmetry to President Donald Trump’s actions: While undermining U.S. democracy at home, he is also trying end U.S. government support for democracy abroad. His victims range from a leading human rights organization to the U.S. government networks that beam factual information to victims of oppression around the world.”
What’s more, it’s worth emphasizing that the policy took effect quickly. This isn’t a situation in which the administration began a lengthy winddown process, assessing the policy implications over time. Rather, this is an instance in which Trump signed an order on Friday, and within two days, democracy-promoting networks were dark — for the first time in more than 80 years.’
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For decades, VOA has opposed authoritarian propaganda by reporting facts and the truth – which explains why the fascist Trump regime would see fit to silence pro-democracy media.
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The Washington Post’s Max Boot added, “There is a sickening symmetry to President Donald Trump’s actions: While undermining U.S. democracy at home, he is also trying end U.S. government support for democracy abroad. His victims range from a leading human rights organization to the U.S. government networks that beam factual information to victims of oppression around the world.”
What’s more, it’s worth emphasizing that the policy took effect quickly. This isn’t a situation in which the administration began a lengthy winddown process, assessing the policy implications over time. Rather, this is an instance in which Trump signed an order on Friday, and within two days, democracy-promoting networks were dark — for the first time in more than 80 years.’
At Trump’s insistence, pro-democracy media outlets suddenly go silent
For generations, the Voice of America has countered authoritarian propaganda with independent news. That’s apparently no longer a White House priority.
www.msnbc.com
For decades, VOA has opposed authoritarian propaganda by reporting facts and the truth – which explains why the fascist Trump regime would see fit to silence pro-democracy media.
