CNN —Presidents don’t ordinarily pick the director of Voice of America, an international news broadcaster funded by the US government. Voice of America is part of the US Agency for Global Media, which also runs networks like Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Middle East Broadcasting Networks. A bipartisan group called the International Broadcasting Advisory Board now works with the CEO of the U.S. Agency of Global Media. That’s why, by announcing Lake, Trump is “putting the cart before the horse,” a veteran of the agency told CNN. The board just celebrated the swearing-in of a new VOA director, Michael Abramowitz, a few months ago.

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