Kari Lake defends blocking Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty from using US transmitter to broadcast into Iran
Source: The Independent
Wednesday 14 January 2026 13:56 EST
“Last week, I reached out to Radio Free Europe’s leadership offering additional help to further get their message into Iran. The President of Radio Free Europe, Steve Capus, agreed that we need to have a unified message so that we are not sending mixed messages to the people of Iran who are showing such bravery and courage after five decades of terror,” Lake continued.
She went on to say that Capus “agreed that RFE/RL would work to better align their message with American foreign policy” but that “his team has not done so.” Claiming that it’s “USAGM’s commitment to ensure coverage is consistent with American national interests,” she added that her agency is “standing by—ready to help—and are simply waiting for Mr. Capus to inform us that he’s made the changes he committed to.”
Over the weekend, RFE/RL revealed that it had “resumed shortwave radio broadcasts into Iran following the imposition of an internet blackout” by Iran and was “working with several commercial vendors” to ensure its Persian-language service Radio Farda was able broadcast inside the country.
“At this historic moment, when the Iranian people have been plunged into digital darkness by their government, Radio Farda’s return to the airwaves is an essential breakthrough,” Capus wrote. “We’re reaching the people of Iran with the facts they need to stay safe – and ensuring their voices continue to be heard. Our journalists at Radio Farda are working nonstop to fulfill our commitment to the people of Iran.”
Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/radio-free-europe-iran-blocked-kari-lake-b2900651.html
She is an abject liar. Back last spring, she literally obliterated the whole set of VOA outlets, that were then brought back by a thread of court orders, and then knocked back on appeal. Then they were caught flat-footed when the U.S. bombed Iran and had to basically bring the operation almost completely back up again.
Meanwhile, she keeps knee-capping them like here and got caught.
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... unless maybe Pootie's paying her?
