President Donald Trump again suggested starting his own global news network to “put some really talented people and get a real voice out there. Not a voice that is fake.” His remarks we…
, which has a budget of about $235 million, employs more than 1,000, and programs in more than 40 languages.
Trump also ridiculed media fact-checking, arguing that they don’t spot his embellishments. He said that when he once said that California Gov. Gavin Newsom wanted to give everyone a Rolls Royce, CNN said, “The president isn’t telling the truth.” Trump has nominated Michael Pack, a documentary filmmaker, to serve as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, succeeding John Lansing, who resigned last month to serve as CEO of NPR. Pack has been CEO of the Claremont Institute and is a former executive for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. He also has worked with Steve Bannon on two film projects and praised Bannon in an op ed
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