Vaseline Woman Tapped To Lead Voice Of America

December 12, 2024 Republicans, Trump cultists

“I am pleased to announce that Kari Lake will serve as our next Director of the Voice of America. She will be appointed by, and work closely with, our next head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, who I will announce soon, to ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media. Kari was a beloved News Anchor in Arizona, which supported me by record margins [JMG: this is a lie], for over 20 years.” – Trump, posting last night to Truth Social.

Roll Call reports:

The intended appointment of Lake is a sign that the Trump administration again intends to assert its influence over the Voice of America, which runs the U.S. government’s international news services seeking to provide information in places where the media is subject to censorship.

During the first Trump administration, the U.S. Agency for Global Media under CEO Michael Pack drew bipartisan criticism from Capitol Hill for actions that appeared to undermine the mission of the U.S. global media services. That included requirements to publish editorial material favorable to the Trump administration.

From a 2020 NBC News report:

A senior U.S. official appointed by President Donald Trump has scrapped a federal regulation designed to protect the editorial independence of Voice of America and other U.S.-funded media outlets, amid accusations he is undermining the journalistic credibility of the broadcasters.

Michael Pack, CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media who rescinded the editorial “firewall” regulation late Monday night, said the federal rule was legally flawed, infringed on the president’s right to conduct U.S. foreign policy and was “unworkable.”

Reporters at the U.S.-funded broadcasters have accused Pack of trying to turn the service into a mouthpiece for Trump, and former executives said they expected legal challenges to the decision.

From a 2020 New York Times report:

A conservative filmmaker who recently took over a United States global media agency removed the chiefs of four news organizations under its purview on Wednesday night, according to people with knowledge of the decision, in an action that raises questions about their editorial independence.

The filmmaker, Michael Pack, also dismissed the head of a technology group and disbanded the bipartisan boards that govern and advise those five organizations.

He replaced the members, which are the same across the organizations, largely with Trump administration political appointees, including himself as chairman. One board member works for a conservative advocacy organization, Liberty Counsel Action.

From a 2021 NPR report:

Last summer, an appointee of former President Donald Trump was irate because he could not simply fire top executives who had warned him that some of his plans might be illegal.

Michael Pack, who was CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media that oversees Voice of America, in August suspended those top executives. He also immediately ordered up an investigation to determine what wrongdoing the executives might have committed.

Instead of turning to inspectors general or civil servants to investigate, Pack personally signed a no-bid contract to hire a high-profile law firm with strong Republican ties. The bill — footed by taxpayers — exceeded $1 million in just the first few months of the contract.

It’s not quite Mexico, but this is still bad.



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