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Pompeo Defends Changes at USAGM Under Trump Appointee

Jessica Jerreat

   Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday defended the leadership of the
   U.S. Agency for Global Media against criticisms that its CEO is trying
   to turn the news network into a propaganda tool.

   [1]In a speech delivered at the Washington headquarters of Voice of
   America, one of the USAGM networks, the outgoing secretary of state
   said the Trump administration wants to "reorient" VOA with its mission
   and to "depoliticize what takes place here."

   Pompeo is the most senior Trump administration official to speak out in
   defense of USAGM after Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress,
   media analysts and independent journalists criticized actions taken by
   Michael Pack, the president's pick to lead the agency.

   Pompeo repeated claims by Pack that VOA had failed to address security
   concerns and had lost track of its mission.

References

   1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irfVufZZimU

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