The U.S. president announced the reduction to its minimum expression of the Agency for Global Media. This decision has generated significant controversy and has been seen as a further step in the growing dispute between the president and the media in the United States.
This measure, carried out by Donald Trump, has been interpreted as an attempt to limit the influence and reach of international media that receive funding from the U.S. government. The Agency for Global Media is responsible for overseeing media such as Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia.
In a statement, the president asserted that this reduction of the agency is necessary to ensure that U.S. taxpayers are not funding fake news and foreign propaganda. His critics, on the other hand, view this action as an attack on press freedom and as a way to silence critical voices.
Reactions to this decision have been swift, with defenders of press freedom expressing concern about the impact it could have on the objectivity and independence of international media funded by the U.S. government. Trump, for his part, has reiterated his position of combating what he considers unfair news coverage of his administration.
