Michael on the Colin McEnroe Show on WNPR: Voice of America and Trump
Posted December 20, 2016
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From WNPR:
The Voice of America is a U.S.- funded and independent source of news that airs in societies that don't have a free press. Last week, Congress decided to shift oversight from an independent board to one person chosen by the president. President Obama embraced the shift from an unwieldy part-time advisory board to a professional CEO. Do we trust Donald Trump, a man who has threatened to change libel laws to better control the U.S. press, with this responsibility?
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