U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce has commented on the situation regarding the dismantling of Voice of America and other government-funded media outlets worldwide.

Axar.az reports "What I can tell you, like with all the aspects that are happening in this shift, is that it’s a fluid situation and I look forward to watching it unfold, as you do. I know you’re all reporters, and some reporters here in the bullpen have been affected. But the fact of the matter is this is serious business. It’s the business of government using taxpayer dollars. So, the same standard applies here. And of course it’s just happened. Kari Lake, as essentially the envoy within this framework, is someone that Americans know and trust, and I look forward to seeing how this unfolds. But, right now, it’s new. It’s a fluid situation, and we’ll have more for you as it unfolds," she stated during a briefing.

Notably, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to eliminate seven federal agencies, including ones that focus on media, libraries, museums and ending homelessness.

The president targeted the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which is the parent company of Voice of America (VOA), as well as the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, an agency that supports libraries, archives and museums in every state.

He also dismantled the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, which aims to prevent and end homelessness in the U.S.; the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, an agency focused on preventing, minimizing and resolving work stoppages and labor disputes; the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, which aims to expand economic opportunity for underserved communities; and the Minority Business Development Agency, which promotes growth of minority-owned businesses.