Claim 41

USAGM said the actions complied with a presidential executive order to shrink the federal bureaucracy.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: USAGM said the actions complied with a presidential executive order to shrink the federal bureaucracy.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Reducing the federal bureaucracy
About: incident 2025-usagm-moves-to-shut-down-voice-of-america
Source: Voice of America journalists sue Trump administration, Kari Lake over shutdown
Publisher: NPR
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2025-03-21

Quotation from the source

Obscene over-spending including a nearly quarter-of-a-million-dollar lease for a Pennsylvania Avenue high-rise that has no broadcasting facilities to meet the needs of the agency