Trump said Lake will work alongside the next leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, who has not been announced so far. Both VOA and the global media agency receive funding from the U.S. government, and are accountable to Congress.
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he wants ally Kari Lake to serve as the next director of the Voice of America, a federal network that's part of the U.S.
The President-elect is installing the former news anchor who ran unsuccessfully for Senate and governor in Arizona as director of the congressionally funded broadcaster that provides independent news reporting around the world and that Trump has previously criticized for its coverage.
If successful, Trump's move would install a loyalist at the helm of the network. A U.S. judge found Trump appointees illegally violated Voice of America's journalistic independence in his first term.
Since 2020, Kari Lake has served as one of the leading voices of the MAGA movement in Arizona, and now she will serve as the Director of the Voice of America. According to an announcement by the Trump-Vance administration, Lake will work closely with the next head of the U.S.
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kari Lake to be director of the Voice of America, and Dr. Peter Lamelas and Daniel Newlin as U.S. ambassadors to Argentina and Colombia, respectively.
President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Kari Lake, a former Republican US Senate candidate from Arizona, will serve as the director of Voice of America in his incoming administration.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America, installing a staunch loyalist who ran unsuccessfully for Arizona governor
President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America, installing a staunch loyalist who ran unsuccessfully for Arizona governor and a Senate seat.
