- Politico, Monday, December 12, 2016 12:25 PM
The publicly funded Voice of America TV network is having its bipartisan board disbanded through a provision in the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act. Some close to the
network are worried it could serve as a de facto Trump network. Michael Kempner, a Democratic member of the network’s board, said: “Congress unwittingly just gave President-elect Trump
unchecked control of all U.S. media outlets.” Voice of America gets $800 million in taxpayer funds every year.
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