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As Donald Trump’s executive order in March led to the shuttering of Voice of America (VOA) – the global broadcaster whose roots date back to the fight against Nazi propaganda – he quickly attracted support from figures not used to aligning themselves with any US administration.

Trump had ordered the US Agency for Global Media, the federal agency that funds VOA and other groups promoting independent journalism overseas, to be “eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law”. The decision suddenly halted programming in 49 languages to more than 425 million people.

In Moscow, Margarita Simonyan, the hardline editor-in-chief of the state broadcaster RT described it as an “awesome decision”. The Global Times, an English-language Chinese state media publication, crowed that the broadcasters had been discarded by the White House “like a dirty rag”, ending their “propaganda poison”. Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, whose regime has been accused of repressing political opposition, described Trump’s move as “very promising”.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I just have to say that image is a work of journalistic art.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Tyrants all over the world are cheering you on, Donny! Keep kneecapping America!

Seriously, VOA must be the one American "Freedom of Speech" thing I could get behind: broadcast where press freedom is oppressed. Give the people there a choice, a second opinion.

Just like with USAID he just doesn't understand that it also means soft power. He really wants to cut down on the USA's global influence. And none of his aides is telling him what's what. That alone is circumstantial evidencve that Putin is pulling strings.