More than 1,300 station staff The voice of America was sent on an indefinite administrative leave — Donald Trump signed a regulation on cuts at the USGM — an authority liable for promoting American values and information abroad. He oversaw 5 major American media corporations. This decision caused anxiety in the management of the station.
"For over 80 years, the Voice of America has been a priceless asset of the United States, playing an crucial function in the fight against communism, fascism and oppression, and in the fight for freedom and democracy worldwide. Today, the Voice of America reaches over 360 million people in 48 languages all week. In many dictatorships, the voice of America is frequently the only reliable origin of news and information," wrote Michael Abramowitz, manager of the Voice of America.
Donald Trump has just stripped these countries, but besides the Americans, of specified a valuable tool to combat misinformation.
Michael Abramowitz stated that management reformed the station, but due to the actions of the fresh U.S. administration, he could no longer "fulfill his vital mission" at a time erstwhile "American opponents specified as Iran, China and Russia spend billions of dollars creating false narratives to discredit the United States".
He added that even if the agency overseeing the station "survived in 1 form or another", what happened would seriously harm the voice of America. It will reduce its ability to work towards a “safe and free world” by providing “objective and balanced messages” to those who “live in a dictatorship”.
Threats to freedom of work in the world
International journalism organizations, including Reporters Without Borders, stood up for the public. They stressed that Trump's decision “ threatens the freedom of the press worldwide and Destroys 80 years of American efforts to advance the free movement of information".
The day before that, the president of the United States ordered that the 7 national agencies, including the USAGM, be "to the maximum degree possible to destruct non-statutory components and functions", with a budget of 270 million dollars (approximately PLN 1 billion).
The second oversees not only the voice of America, but besides the Radio Free Europe/Radio Swoboda. Both are publically recognized in Russia as "foreign agents", and Radio Swoboda besides has the position of "unwanted organisation". His president Stephen Capus besides criticized Donald Trump's decision.
— Iranian Ayatollahs, Chinese communist leaders and autocrats in Moscow and Minsk will celebrate the collapse of Radio Swoboda after 75 years. The triumph of our opponents will make them stronger"and America is weaker," he said.
Long list of charges
The White home has made a number of allegations concerning the Voice of America. He accused her of violating journalism standards and constantly avoiding work for her actions. He pointed out that in October 2020 she reported a possible Russian function in a scandal involving huntsman Biden — the boy of erstwhile U.S. president Joe Biden. The Trump administration considered this an effort to “hiddle the truth.”
In addition, the White home stated that the management of the Radio Voice of America had asked staff not to call Hamas members as terrorists "except erstwhile authoritative statements are quoted". The fresh US authorities besides disliked the fact that Broadcast reporters on their professional X accounts have posted unfavorable entries to Trump, despite the fact that the station should be impartial. Commenting on the President's decision, the White home said that American taxpayers would no longer "burden the cost of extremist propaganda".
At the beginning of his second word Trump formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)Elon Musk took the lead. This body began reforming the U.S. government, which included the dismissal of tens of thousands of workers from various national agencies. As part of the alleged search for savings, Musk suggested the elimination of the voice of America and the Free Europe/Radio Swoboda, claiming that "no 1 listens to them anymore". He compared these loudly to "crazy left-wing radicals who talk to themselves" and "burn a billion dollars a year from the pockets of American taxpayers."
