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| Voice of America puts journalist on ''excused absence'' after anti-Trump X post: report |
| 2025-03-05 |
| [NYPOST] Voice of America placed one of its highest-profile journalists on an ''excused absence'' pending a human resources probe over alleged critical comments about President Trump, according to a report. Steve Herman, VOA's chief national correspondent, was informed of the investigation in a letter last week from the news agency's governing body, the US Agency for Global Media, the New York Times reported. The government-funded news outlet, which broadcasts to hundreds of millions of people worldwide, told Herman he was being scrutinized due to ''social media activity [that] has undermined VOA's audiences' perceptions of the objectivity and/or credibility of VOA and its news operations,'' according to the letter reviewed by the Times. Herman drew the ire of the Trump administration when he posted a link to a news story on his X account that included a quote from an analyst who was critical of the decision to defund the United States Agency for International Development. Richard Grenell, the former US ambassador to Germany who currently serves as a special envoy, angrily wrote in response: ''Aren't you a taxpayer funded 'reporter' for @voa? Why are you working against President Trump's reform plans for the US budget?'' Related: Richard Grenell 02/06/2025 Pro-Trump Arab American group changes name to protest Gaza ‘takeover’ proposal Richard Grenell 02/03/2025 Trump Praises Ric Grenell for Release of Six Hostages from Venezuela Richard Grenell 12/18/2024 Hollywood LGBTQ Elites Panicking over Second Trump Administration, Some Planning to Flee |
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