Mastodawn

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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SamuelJohnson

@randahl A vicious, arrogant and stupid white supremacist. Told a BBC journalist (Emily Maitlis) who queried her claims about stolen elections

"You're British, you wouldn't understand"

“You don't know a damn thing about Arizona, you don't know a damn thing about our election and you sit there with a smirk on your face in England, in the UK, in a country that has been destroyed”. (By immigration)

Asked if she'd accept future election results

"I actually think you need your head examined."