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Trump allies take aim at his global media chief for firings

by AP Diplomatic Writer
| July 1, 2020 12:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven U.S. senators, including two strong allies of President Donald Trump, harshly criticized Trump's new chief of U.S.-funded global media on Wednesday for firing the heads of several international broadcasters without consulting Congress. They expressed concern that the independent agency may become politicized.

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