Trump names Kari Lake as choice for VOA director

FILE - Kari Lake, then an Arizona Republican Senate candidate, speaks during a campaign event in Glendale, Arizona, on July 31, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Dec. 11, 2024, that Lake is his choice to lead the government-funded broadcaster Voice of America.

Posted Friday, December 13, 2024 11:10 am

Trump also wrote Wednesday that he would soon announce his pick to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media, known as USAGM, which oversees VOA along with other U.S.-funded broadcasters. That position is presidentially nominated and requires Senate approval.

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he plans to have Kari Lake, a politician and former Arizona journalist, appointed head of the international government-funded broadcaster Voice of America.

Trump announced on his social media platform Truth Social that Lake would be appointed director of VOA. Lake is a close political ally of the president-elect and a former anchor for a Fox News television station in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Trump names Kari Lake as choice for VOA director

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