Trump appointed Kari Lake to shut down American run news channels Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia.

A judge now says her mass layoffs were illegal, as she was not appointed by Congress to this job.

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/07/media/kari-lake-voice-america-usagm-judge-trump?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=missions&utm_source=youtube

Judge says Kari Lake unlawfully ran USAGM, voids Voice of America layoffs

In a victory for Voice of America staffers, a federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake unlawfully ran the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for several months last year.

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@randahl the damage is done and that was the point
@hermannus @randahl which is really stupid. If you want a regime change in a country, you’ll need a propaganda channel that works and can deliver your message. A radio channel is the easiest way to deliver messages in say Iran… Especially if “modern communications” fail.