Trump taps Kari Lake for director of Voice of America

President-elect Trump announced he is tapping Kari Lake, a former news anchor and staunch Trump supporter, to head the government-funded news outlet Voice of America.

“I am pleased to announce that Kari Lake will serve as our next Director of the Voice of America,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Wednesday night.

Lake will “ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media,” Trump added.

Lake lost her bid in 2024 to represent Arizona in the Senate after losing her bid for Arizona governor in 2022.

Voice of America (VOA) is a media outlet with service in more than 40 languages. It provides news, information, and cultural programming through the Internet, mobile and social media, radio, and television, according to its website.