News
Voice of America says it won’t become Trump TV
Had President Trump lost the election, he might have launched a media company. When he won, he didn’t have to — because he inherited one.
What really bears watching is how Trump fills the chief executive’s office and how his pick manages Voice of America. A provision tucked into a defense bill that passed in December essentially took that authority away from the Broadcasting Board of Governors. The power of the part-time, bipartisan body that was in charge of Voice of America (plus Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcast Networks) was consolidated in the role of a full-time chief executive.
For now, Trump has assigned two former campaign aides, New Hampshire state director Matthew Ciepielowski and Wisconsin communications director Matthew Schuck, to do the job on a temporary basis. Schuck is a former staff writer at the conservative website Daily Surge; Ciepielowski is a former field director at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, a conservative advocacy group founded by Republican mega-donors Charles and David Koch.
By Callum Borchers
MATR Supporters (view all)
Sorry, we couldn't find any posts. Please try a different search.