Posted on 05/16/2025 1:05:47 PM PDT by CFW
The Trump administration has fired nearly 600 Voice of America employees as the president is working to overhaul the agency.
The employees who were notified this week are mostly contractors, The New York Times reported. The 600 equals about one-third of the agency's staff.
Those fired were told their last day of work will be May 30, which also will be the deadline to return badges, credentials, and other VOA property, The Hill reported.
The firings follow U.S. Agency for Global Media senior adviser Kari Lake's announcement last week that One America News Network will provide news-feed services to the agency's network of outlets.
"I don't have editorial control over the content of VOA and OCB programming, but I can ensure our outlets have reliable and credible options as they work to craft their reporting and news programs," Lake said in her announcement.
Last month, a federal judge ruled that the Trump administration could not dismantle VOA and affiliated news services.
The station should’ve changed the name to “The Voice of America’s Enemies Within”. Truth in advertising sometimes helps.
Typical VOA news article from 2023:
Fire them all!
What a great start to the weekend!
Either they are contractors, or employees. Can't be both.
If it was a bunch of contractors, that's a good way for the "employer" to disguise where the money goes.
So what is it that 600 VOA employees do? Does VOA have that many listeners? Why?
Good move those contractors are paid way more than General Schedule - By!
I wish they would stop referring to Feral “judges” as federal “judges”.
Judge shopping day.
Close to 600.
About damn time.
That is Winning.
Now go home and get your shine box.
Voice of America was great during the cold war as it broadcast into Communist nations of Europe and elsewhere. Today it must be a sinecure for LGBT and leftists and their propaganda. Now in the past tense.
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In June 2023, VOA posted photos on social media of their headquarters in Washington, D.C., with the Pride flag displayed alongside the American flag. This was part of a broader effort by U.S. government agencies to show solidarity with LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.
They should bring back Radio Marti.
Is it great to have no voice?
When I was a kid (’60s) I listened to VOA on my parents’ old Westinghouse short wave radio. It was good IIRC. Very patriotic and real news. Glad I haven’t listened to a minute of it since.
It’s a start!!!!
I thought some corrupt leftist Judge had issued an injunction weeks ago saying that Trump couldn’t make any changes to VOA.
What the hell were they doing with all these people?
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