told<\/a> Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOn Friday, Trump signed an executive order mandating the dismantling of seven government offices, including the United States Agency for Global Media, the parent organization of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe non-statutory components and functions of the following governmental entities shall be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law, and such entities shall reduce the performance of their statutory functions and associated personnel to the minimum presence and function required by law,\u201d the EO reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe President has issued an Executive Order titled Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy. It affects USAGM and its outlets VOA and OCB. If you are an employee of the agency please check your email immediately for more information,\u201d Lake wrote on X following Trump\u2019s action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The seven government agencies targeted in the order include: the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; the U.S. Agency for Global Media; the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution; the Institute of Museum and Library Services; the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness; the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund; and the Minority Business Development Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Voice of America has faced criticism for promoting biased content, including allegations of \u201csanitizing\u201d Hamas. In January, the outlet was accused of omitting key context in an article when it failed to mention that Gaza residents cheered as the terrorist group displayed coffins containing the remains of Israeli hostages, including children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet\u2019s get the facts straight: Hamas paraded the dead bodies of innocent Israelis, including two children, in front of cheering crowds. American taxpayers should not be paying the salaries of Hamas apologists who spout terrorist propaganda,\u201d House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast, R-Fla., told National Review at the time of VOA\u2019s coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just days after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, VOA told its employees to \u201cavoid calling Hamas and its members terrorists, except in quotes,\u201d National Review reported at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government-funded news outlet has also faced scrutiny over the years for its coverage, including a 2020 article titled \u201cWhat Is \u2018White Privilege\u2019 and Whom Does It Help?\u201d Additionally, it was criticized for publishing a story and video that drew comparisons to a Biden campaign ad in 2020 and for downplaying the Hunter Biden laptop controversy, which emerged in the final weeks of the 2020 presidential race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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