The Trump administration has initiated a drastic move to dismantle the Voice of America (VOA), the U.S. government’s international broadcaster, proposing to slash its workforce from approximately 1,000 employees to a mere 18. This dramatic downsizing, outlined in a letter to Congress obtained by The New York Times, follows months of escalating tensions and layoffs after President Donald Trump labeled the outlet “the voice of radical America.”

Kari Lake, a VOA advisor, stated in the letter that the proposed cuts would leave only the “statutory minimum” number of employees. However, critics argue this move would effectively cripple VOA’s ability to fulfill its mandate of providing a “consistently reliable and authoritative source of news globally” to an audience of 360 million weekly.

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