# The current second Trump administration: a compendium of horrors

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [November 6, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774 "2024-11-06T09:17:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-current-second-trump-administration-a-compendium-of-horrors/1009774/1106 "2025-03-17T12:53:30Z")

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> [@purplehorseshoe](#):
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> > [@PhillyGuy](#):
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> > Today’s closure of the Voice of America is under discussion in another thread,
> 
> Could you point me in that direction, please? There’s such a swirling miasma of semi-related stuff in different threads these days, but that topic is one I have specific interest in following.

This is what I meant:

> [@Should Democratic Senators play nice with Republicans and support the continuing resolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-democratic-senators-play-nice-with-republicans-and-support-the-continuing-resolution/1015454/188):
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> Gee, it sure is a good thing we didn’t let the CR fail, otherwise Trump would just be able to shut down anything he doesn’t like.

In the news this morning:

[As Voice of America Goes Dark, Some Broadcasts Are Replaced by Music](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/business/voa-trump-dismantle.html?smid=url-share)

Hypothesis: They fired almost everyone at the VOA so Kari Lake can eventually replace them with Trumpers.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, being government-funded but apparently not government-owned, is trying to maintain its integrity by finding alternative funding sources: Here’s an excellent article from the RFE/RL web site:

[Czechs To Push EU Discussion On RFE/RL Funding As Europe Slams Cuts](https://www.rferl.org/a/czech-eu-rfe-funding-europe-slams-trump-cuts/33350379.html)

> [@](#):
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> “For us, nations living under tyranny, RFE/RL and VOA News are symbols of the free world – voices of truth,” Belarus opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who fled her country fearing for the safety of her family after massive protests over a disputed presidential election claimed by authoritarian ruler Aleksandr Lukashenko, said in a [**post**](https://x.com/Tsihanouskaya/status/1901183165638545410) on X.
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> “Many, like [RFE journalist] Ihar Losik, are in prison for working with them.”

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