Donald Trump orders breakup of agency overseeing two media operating in Kosovo as well

US President Donald Trump has ordered the dissolution of seven government offices, including the one that oversees the Voice of America and Radio Free Europe.

This decision was made as part of his mission to reduce the number of employees in the federal government, writes Paparacy, broadcast Periscope.

The order signed in the late hours of March 14th also targets agencies dealing with the homeless, work disputes and community development.

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Hours after publishing the executive order, the media published a letter from USAGM, which said the grant approved by Congress to finance Radio Free Europe was terminated.

The letter was signed by Kari Lake, which was signed as a senior adviser to the USAGM executive chief's task officer, with authorities delegated by him.

Lake is nominated by Trump to assume the post of American Voice leader, although its appointment must be approved by the International Broadcasting Consultative Board.

The Committee on the Protection of Journalists asked the leaders of Congress to protect him U n SAGM from Trump's order.

The US Agency for Global Media is the independent US government agency that monitors media broadcasting in almost 50 languages and extends to 361 million people on a weekly basis.

The budget this fiscal year agency required for 2025 has been $950m to finance all operations and capital investments.

These include media such as Radio Free Europe, Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Cuba's Office (Radio Marty), the Middle East Broadcasting Network and the Open Technology Fund.

During the first term, Trump ʹ has made a lot of decisions to reduce government spending since beginning its second term in January has criticised him USAGM regarding editorial independence and direction given to the programmes.

He has repeated those concerns even after beginning the second mandate. Transmitter supporters, on the other hand, estimate that they are an important tool of American diplomacy.

In addition to USAGM, the target order was also the Federal Media and Conciliance Service, the Woodrow International Research Center. Wilson at the Smithsonian Institute, the Institute for Services of Museum and Library, the Interinstitution Council of the United States for the Property, the Financial Institutions Fund for Community Development, and the Minoria Business Development Agency.