Trump appointee deepens purge of U.S. global media agency

[highplainsdem]

Source: Politico

The U.S. Agency for Global Media has removed a number of senior executives as the new CEO Michael Pack continues to dramatically reshape the government-run media group. Two of them say their ouster amounts to "retaliation" for standing up to Pack.

Among the changes on Wednesday, USAGM’s front office removed the agency’s chief financial officer and former interim CEO, Grant Turner, and its general counsel David Kligerman, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Prior to Kligerman’s removal, the front office was trying to go around his legal advice on mission critical agency issues, one of the people said. In a number of instances, staff for the general counsel were instructed to not share things with Kligerman.

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The media agency is in turmoil over the recent arrival of Pack, a Steve Bannon ally who pushed out the heads of Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other outlets as he started as CEO.

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Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/12/trump-purge-us-agency-global-media-394403

[Submariner]

1. I hope Biden's staff are taking meticulous notes

of all this damage trump is causing so they can step in on day 1 and fire all the trump appointees and get back to normal.

[Maxheader]

6. Fire them all...at least..

If I didn't think all the criminal charges, potentially, would tie up the courts for years..

[aquamarina]

2. Add another name to the long

List of Trumophants that will need to be kicked to the curb on the afternoon of Jan. 20, 2021.

[GReedDiamond]

4. Kicked into a Federal Prison would be more like it...nt

[SheltieLover]

5. This!👆

[aquamarina]

10. I don't disagree.

[UCmeNdc]

3. People must get together and vote overwhelmingly

Trump out of office first.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Links to previous threads at DU about the shakeup at VOA

These are just on the first page.

https://www.google.com/search?q=voice+of+america&sitesearch=democraticunderground.com

Jun 19, 2020: Editorial Board Trump appointee launches assault on Voice of ...

Jul 14, 2020: Massachusetts Democrat calls for Voice of America chief to ...

Jun 15, 2020: Voice of America top officials resign as Trump-appointed CEO ...

Jul 31, 2020: Deleted Biden video sets off a crisis at Voice of America ...

Jun 15, 2020: Top Voice of America editors resign amid strife with White ...

Apr 10, 2020: White House blames the Voice of America - Democratic ...

Jul 15, 2020: Trump appointee head of Voice of America already ...

May 13, 2020: Trump's surprising target in war on media: Voice of America ...

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Thu Aug 13, 2020: U.S. global media agency hires shock jock who called Obama 'Kenyan'

[Roy Rolling]

8. Propaganda Punishments

There should be priority and enhanced consequences for pushers of propaganda. Those who have a commercial benefit from propaganda need to account for amplifying Russian propaganda, either knowingly or unknowingly.

Biden/Harris should lay down the gauntlet now. Outlets that want to deceive the public are first on the list for reform. Don’t play favorites.

Donnie won’t be there to pardon you anymore.

[oasis]

9. Nov. 3 y'all. nt

[riversedge]

11. and Trumps America keeps going down down down