A significant gift from Trump to Putin, Orbán, and all authoritarian regimes

Sunday, Mar 30, 2025

Mediapool

Trump’s order cuts US government funding for international media, signaling a shift away from free speech and towards authoritarian allies.

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Former and current journalists and media experts view Donald Trump’s controversial decision to significantly cut the operations of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which includes stopping government funding for Voice of America and funds for Radio Free Europe and Radio Free Asia, as a turning point where America is abandoning its interest in freedom of speech and acting in service of Putin, Orbán, and authoritarian regimes worldwide, undermining decades of established trade and political relations upon his return to the White House on January 20th.

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