Trump directed his Administration to reduce the functions of several agencies to the minimum required by law.

(RFI)-“For the first time in 83 years, the storied Voice of America is being silenced,” Michael Abramowitz, the organization’s director, said in a statement. He added that “virtually” the entire 1300-person staff was placed on leave. On Friday, Trump signed an executive order to reduce functions of several agencies to “the minimum required by law.” Agencies included the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which houses Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Asia and Radio Marti, which beams Spanish-language news into Cuba. “VOA promotes freedom and democracy around the world by telling America’s story and by providing objective and balanced news and information, especially…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the dismantling of a government-funded news agency called Voice of America.

More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on March 15 and funding for two US news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated, one day after President Donald Trump ordered the gutting of the government-funded media outlet's parent and six other federal agencies.