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Trump Appoints Former Arizona News Anchor Kari Lake as Director of Voice of America
Dec 12, 2024, 02:57 AM
President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Kari Lake, a beloved Arizona news anchor with over 20 years of broadcasting experience, will serve as the next Director of the Voice of America (VOA), the U.S. government-funded international broadcasting network. Lake is expected to work closely with the forthcoming head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, whom Trump indicated he will announce soon. In his announcement, Trump stated that Lake will help to ensure that "the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the world," contrasting her role with what he described as "the lies spread by the fake news media."
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