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It felt like a punch in the gut when President Donald Trump cut all funding from the VOA (Voice of America).
The VOA has been sending our news all around the world for over 80 years and they didn't dress us up in our Sunday best when we erred. It didn't matter if a Democrat or Republican was in the White House. VOA kept broadcasting the truth. It's the only news many countries were able to get that wasn't their countries' propaganda. They heard the truth about their own countries, too.
Now all funding has been cut from NPR (National Public Radio) and PBS (Public Broadcasting System). Mr. Trump hates the media and he will make sure that what we will be reading or watching is what he wants us to hear or read.
I do agree with some of his policies, but not this. The First Amendment to our Constitution clearly states we have the freedom of speech.
We cannot ride the fence on this one. If you are a patriotic American, you will fight for our wonderful Constitution tooth and nail. By the way, when was the last time you sat down and read it? Is this what you see happening now?
Maggie Smith
Hollidaysburg