American President Trump’s top adviser, Kari Lake, announced that 532 positions were axed at the U.S Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and Voice of America (VOA). The layoffs were conducted under Trump’s direction to reduce the federal bureaucracy, improve agency service, and save the American people more money. Lake emphasized that the reduction in force of USAGM will likely improve its ability to function and provide the truth to people living under murderous Communist governments and other tyrannical regimes. A court document shows that Lake planned to lay off 46 USAGM employees and 486 VOA employees, while keeping 158 USAGM employees and 108 VOA employees. This comes after a federal judge barred the Trump administration from removing VOA’s director, Michael Abramowitz, from his post. The ruling dealt a blow to Lake and the Trump administration, which has been working to shrink VOA over recent months. Paula Hickey, the president of the union that represents VOA employees, pushed back on the layoffs, stating that the manner in which they are being executed reveals the contempt this administration has for federal employees and the rule of law.
Kari Lake has announced that 532 positions at Voice of America, its parent company, have been axed. SacDepSpa 947
