Closing the Middle East Broadcast Network is not making America great again in a region critical to President Trump’s foreign policy agenda.
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Flag in front of Iran’s Foreign Ministry building in Tehran
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The Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN), which I lead, is a grantee of the federal government overseen by the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Or perhaps I should say “was.” The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) came for MBN in early March.
Congress actually approved our funding on March 14 — the day DOGE was wrapping up its work at our parent agency. The very next morning came the letter terminating our grant agreement.
About the Author
Jeffrey Gedmin is president and CEO of Middle East Broadcasting Networks. He’s worked as a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and served as president and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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The Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN), which I lead, is a grantee of the federal government overseen by the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). Or perhaps I should say “was.” The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) came for MBN in early March.
Congress actually approved our funding on March 14 — the day DOGE was wrapping up its work at our parent agency. The very next morning came the letter terminating our grant agreement.
About the Author
Jeffrey Gedmin is president and CEO of Middle East Broadcasting Networks. He’s worked as a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and served as president and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
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