A Moment Of Clarity: "That's amusingly stupid! Putting an election denier in charge of dismantling the VOA."

The Michael Steele Podcast

The Bulwark

Politics, Government, History, News

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

The Trump administration recently reassigned Kari Lake to dismantle Voice Of America, a government funded broadcaster. Michael Steeles delves into the motivations behind these actions, the impact on global soft power, and the broader quest to rebuild trust in government institutions.

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0:00.0	David found a pension that his staff would love.
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0:10.0	Everyone feels good.
0:13.0	Except David.
0:15.0	He is ecstatic.
0:18.0	Take a little more action with a NatWest Cusham workplace pension. Tomorrow begins today.
0:24.4	Search NatWest Cushion, capital at risk.
0:31.0	And now for a moment of clarity.
0:36.3	She has already done a 180 inside the Trump administration.
0:40.8	Lake was tapped to lead Voice of America, which delivers news to audiences around the world.
0:45.2	But shortly before she took the helm, Trump gutted both Voice of America and its parent,
0:50.0	the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
0:52.2	So now, and this is according to The Washington Post,
0:57.0	Carrie Lake has been reassigned to the State Department to help oversee the dismantling of the organization she almost led.
1:02.9	Talk about government efficiency.
1:04.2	Yeah, I find it amusingly stupid
1:07.0	that they decided to put in charge of dismantling the voice of democracy, an election
1:14.2	denier, which tells you everything you need to know about...
1:17.2	You find it stupid or two on the nose?
1:19.1	Well, that too.
1:20.5	I mean, because it's just all of it, all of it.
1:23.3	I mean, it is a fundamental...
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