Chairman Mast Issues Statement in Support of Much-Needed Reforms at the U.S. Agency for Global Media

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast issued the following statement in support of much-needed reforms at the U.S. Agency for Global Media following President Trump’s executive order eliminating non-statutory components of the agency.

“The U.S. Agency for Global Media, its outlets, and its grantees are blatant examples of how the far left has hijacked your money and your agencies to support terrorist sympathizers, give cover to the CCP, and push anti-American propaganda at home and abroad.

For years, USAGM’s leaders have ignored serious concerns about fraud, corruption, and their failure to uphold American ideals. President Trump, Kari Lake, and the Foreign Affairs Committee are going to act. If one dollar comes out of your pocket it has to be explained how that money is better used abroad than in your own wallet — and if we can’t defend it, we will defund it.”

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