Dozens of leaders at Voice of America, a U.S. funded global media agency, have been fired or forced out as the agency comes under the leadership of Trump-appointee Michael Pack, a conservative film-maker who calls Steve Bannon his mentor. Rick Stengel joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the potential impact on the journalistic independence of the networks run by the agency. Aired on 6/22/2020.
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Firings At Media Agency Spark Concerns As Trump-Appointee Takes Helm | Andrea Mitchell | MSNBC
We all need to pay attention to this. What trump is trying to do is extremely dangerous.
@Muddy Water Then if it’s everyone except America’s enemies who think Trump is bad news, what does that tell you?
That is how you take out democracy. Little here, little there from the big picture until you have nothing left and it is too late. Trump is dictator in the making.
@Kyte Diane Yes. First you get rid of all the honorable political and judicial people and replace them with sycophants, then you burn the Reichstag and blame it on (antifa) terrorists, then you take control of the (Voice of America) media for propaganda purposes.
@Muddy Water , maybe no mainstream media coverage because it was a community gang shooting & not a cop shooting?
@Muddy Water your right, and it’s sad for the family’s. When people die for no reason the news should broadcast. Everyone is important.
Every day the News gets worse. Can’t wait until Trump is gone. I hope Biden reverses every Executive Order issued over the past 4 years.
Biden will reverse all of turmp sabotage and establish good policies!
@The Tweatles Hey stupid. Haven’t seen you trolling in awhile.
What happened? Did you get lost putting on a t-shirt again??
@The Tweatles Of course he supports equal rights fool turmpkin.. He’s not a brainless A hole like you.
@Lars Jones TRUMP AND NARENDRA MODI (INDIAN PRIME MINISTER) ARE FRIENDS AND MODI HAS DESTROYED INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS, CONSTITUTIONAL AGENCY AND INDIAN DEMOCRACY THROUGH CAPTURING MEDIA HOUSES, JUDICIARY AND INVESTIGATIONS AGENCIES.
@honest man I know, it seems to be the dawning of the age of the “strongman” when the world’s two largest democracies should be shining a light on corruption, attracting and encouraging soft revolutions for liberty and freedom. We have to trust in our institutions and act with purpose, pro-socially, under the law to defeat them
Trump wants to change America to suit his taste and whims .
It called an authoritarian dictatorship where we must praise our “Dear Leader” daily.
Everyone will have to be a Trump shiteater and call it meatloaf.
@Dark Star Yes, narcissistic behavior is a dease. More dangerous that pharrell’s phycopath intentions.
@Dark Star…and clap for him as he is clapping for himself ala-Kim Jung un !
To bad that will never happen. In spite of his efforts.
this is bigger than the firing of Jeffrey Berman
this happened partly on the advise and order of brother Vlad. Yes, it is big. Turning everybody in minions is not so funny
This is scary. We need to wake up America.
The White House elites need to wake up. I think Russia is the reason why Trump is still in Office. America has fallen big time.
It’s all part of trumps plan to become America’s first dictator and the republicans are just standing by and allowing him like they are terrified of him
Wrong. The republicans aren’t terrified of trump; they are in cahoots with him.
Dawn Short your right Dawn but I don’t understand why they are doing what they are doing to America I’ve said before trump has become America’s first dictator and he has been allowed to get away with it I’m really surprised he hasn’t been given the Kennedy bullet I really am he is dragging America into further world isolation and the other world leaders are mocking him and no one in America is doing anything about it unfortunately Dawn trump has turned America into the biggest embarrassment in the world right now he needs to be stopped anyway take care of yourself my best wishes from Stevie in Britain
K H KH your right mate if they were all prosecuted they would fighting among themselves to get the deal with the Feds they would turn on him your comment is a very valid one take care and my best wishes from Stevie in Britain
@Dwight Corbett This is FACISIM 101 😈
DRUMPF 😈 and PUTIN 😈 have SO much dirt on these GOP😈 CREATURE 😈 DEMONS 😈 they’re scared shitless!!
Federally funded means funded by Tax dollars. so the depth of his willingness to sell us out and steal democracy has no limit. c’mon Dems find a way to block this. this is the action of dictators.
@N S Because they were in this from the start.
To block this would require the Senate Republicans[read:McConnell]to ally with House Democrats. Ain’t gonna happen, unfortunately.
@N S Apparently Repugnants are not Americans at all.
moscow mitch is not an especially American sounding name, is it.
Miso, Dems play by the rules, Repubs don’t, that’s why Trump can’t be blocked.
The US is drowning in Trump’s fascistic swamp!
This is shocking and everyone should be paying attention….GET THE HOOK! Take the crook.
Flush the TURD on November 3rd!! 👏
Imagine for a second if the republican enablers still controlled congress. We would likely be living under a dictatorship under Marshall Law.
Yet again Trump fires knowledgeable people, to put idiots like him in positions.
@FU T very true
Trump TV …. more like A Nightmare on Elm Street. One hopes that congress steps in and totally defunds this for the next months. Trump and his corrupt cronies have sunk to lows that are unbelievable. The comparisons to Nazi Germany become more and more stark with almost everything these criminals try to engineer now.
He is making a Steve Bannon approved white nationalist Murican propaganda channel. Wake up centrists.
Then little Orange Sh*t Stains vote for him!
@FU T He has also forgotten that he has the blood of 120K dead Americans on his and the repubs hands.
Kim
Our reality T.V. show “President” is trying to seize control of the narrative…
#TRE45ON
He’s not really a president, he just plays one on TV.
Punishable by death!
What narrative?
Sick and pathetic!
Yet another well-known US institution being gutted and turned into a Trump-centric propaganda machine. The destruction of the USA continues…
We must take back our Nation from this mad man! -Bonnie Robinson
Is he a King, a Dictator or a President?? Turning into North Korea…..This is scary people …
BUNKER BOY is a narcissistic pos who have all the traits of a narcissistic person.
@FU T Trump meets clinical criteria for both a Narcissistic Personality Disorder and an Antisocial Personality Disorder. The overlap between the two is referred to as a Malignant Narcissist and is common among murderous dictators.
trump & his family are dangerous, they know nothing of politics.trump had 5 bankrupties,he can’t run a business, how can he run a country? His 2 sons are idiots ,ivanka a wanna be Barbie, kushner i don’t trust is eyes & that little smile gives me the creeps.Now he’s going to bankrupt the US. I hope they all go to prison &stay there for the rest of their sorry lives.
Trump and Barr are nothing if not destructive. So tired of their BS.
Most of us with a functioning brain are.
*Barr must be disbarred.*
I’m tired of jewish bolshevism.
Lying is pretty wrong! Trump said he was not involved and Barr says under oath he was! That my friend is a lie!
@apauls each state would need to do it! A lot if Red Tape there bro
And some people still think Trump is not corrupt?
Zett76 Or the Russian owned ones.
NegroDamus The voting 🗳 places are greatly decreased! GREATLY! Look at the Moscow Mitch’s Kentucky!
@Flabby Bum Bleh. Quit wasting my time.
@Sandra Caster Yeah, I get that a lot.
@NegroDamus They should stop mailing in ballots. Keep it straight.
This country has shown that 1life matters lets be rid of Trump now.
Trump is behaving more like a Fascist dictator every single day😠
WHAT IS CHAZ ??!!!! LMMFAO
Desperado5501 Chaz is one community of morons. Trump controls an entire nation, which is only under half morons
And the republican party & their voter base love it.
Has he been studying mussolini again. Sounds like it.
Oh look, Trump is committing more acts of treason. Suprise!
Adam Taylor
oh look
Adam Taylor has no clue of what treason is , Surprise
@Alex Hamilton A crime of betraying one’s country and/or trying to overthrow the government.
Trump’s done both countless times. He’s implemented many orders that go against public interest (and basically just screwing the country to give his rich friends more money).
He’s also completely destroyed many government agencies and replaced capable leaders of departments and placed brainless cronies in their place.
So, yes, Trump is blatantly committing treason.
@Adam Taylor No, he has gone against the left’s interest. Destroying many government agencies? Conservative. Placed brainless cronies in the place of capable leaders. (Obama) Got it LOL
@Alex Hamilton another paying customer for the stupid bus congratulations to Alex
@Alex Hamilton sad little alex! You really having nothing worthwhile in your life to spend your time on so you spend all this time and energy trolling news sites to spew nastiness? Pathetic.
Trump is doing as much as he can to stack the decks for him and his mates before he gets kicked out. It is stunning to watch the downfall of this country under this mobster.