"If Trump successfully appoints Lake, it would 'destroy the mission of VOA' as an independent agency, one critic said."
"Lake lost both a gubernatorial race and a Senate election in Arizona within the span of the past two years. She claimed in both contests, without any evidence whatsoever, that her losses were due to election fraud."
"In his post on Truth Social, Trump insisted that Lake would 'ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY,' deriding other news media as being 'fake news'."
"Importantly, the position of VOA director is not appointed by the president - instead, a seven-person panel called the International Broadcasting Advisory Board (IBAB) picks the person who heads the news agency."
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