1.0Real America's Voicehttps://americasvoice.newsAmerica's Voice Adminhttps://americasvoice.news/author/americasvoice-admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://americasvoice.news/pompeo-defends-changes-at-usagm-under-trump-appointee/">Pompeo Defends Changes at USAGM Under Trump Appointee</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://americasvoice.news/pompeo-defends-changes-at-usagm-under-trump-appointee/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Pompeo Defends Changes at USAGM Under Trump Appointee” — Real America's Voice" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://americasvoice.news/app/uploads/2021/01/10-13.jpg800450Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday defended the leadership of the U.S. Agency for Global Media against criticisms that its CEO is trying to turn the news network into a propaganda tool. In a speech delivered at the Washington headquarters of Voice of America, one of the USAGM networks, the outgoing secretary of state said the Trump administration wants to “reorient” VOA with its mission and to “depoliticize what takes place here.” Pompeo is the most senior Trump administration official to speak out in defense of USAGM after Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Congress, media analysts and independent journalists criticized actions taken by Michael Pack, the president’s pick to lead the agency. Pompeo repeated claims by Pack that VOA had failed to address security concerns and had lost track of its mission. FILE - Michael Pack, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, is seen at his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, ..