Kari Lake, Special Adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, whom President Donald Trump appointed to lead the VOA, announced the cancellation of the contracts on Thursday. According to the AP, Lake estimated the decision would save taxpayers approximately $53 million.

The move will also see Voice of America end its business relationships with Agence France-Presse and Reuters, among other outlets. This article, Kari Lake calls for Voice of America to drop AP, Reuters contracts,

Kari Lake announced Friday that Voice of America (VOA) will terminate its contracts with The Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse. VOA, an international broadcasting state media network,