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PJMcK

(25,109 posts)
Tue May 12, 2026, 04:12 AM 10 hrs ago

Kari Lake is going to Jamaica... as the U.S. Ambassador

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/politics/kari-lake-jamaica-ambassador.html

President Trump on Monday appointed Kari Lake, a fierce ally of the president who had led the administration’s efforts to shutter Voice of America and other federally funded news groups, as the next ambassador to Jamaica.

Her appointment, if confirmed by the Senate, would end her tumultuous time at the parent agency for federally funded news groups that broadcast to countries with limited press freedom, such as China, Russia and Iran. Under Ms. Lake’s leadership, the U.S. Agency for Global Media tried and failed to fire hundreds of Voice of America journalists and to cut funding for other news groups after facing setbacks in court and in Congress.

Voice of America remains severely diminished from its earlier presence, broadcasting only in a handful of languages including Persian, Korean and Chinese, often airing less than an hour of news service a day, except for its service to Iran.

In March, a federal judge voided Ms. Lake’s actions as the global media agency chief, ruling that she was appointed illegally as the interim leader. That ruling effectively nullified nearly all of the actions the Trump administration took to dismantle V.O.A., the news group that was founded in 1942 to combat Nazi propaganda and broadcast to more than 360 million people every week in 49 languages until early 2025.

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Sorry, malaise.

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Kari Lake is going to Jamaica... as the U.S. Ambassador (Original Post) PJMcK 10 hrs ago OP
I'm pretty sure her first name is properly spelled "Qari" AZJonnie 9 hrs ago #1
Qan n on rampartd 6 hrs ago #12
You got it! :) (nt) AZJonnie 2 hrs ago #16
WTF did Jamaica do to deserve THAT?! Skittles 9 hrs ago #2
Jamaica will.... MarcoZandrini 7 hrs ago #9
Haha malaise 2 hrs ago #14
Perhaps Ms. Lake won't find the political temperature Dr. T 8 hrs ago #3
Oh dear canetoad 8 hrs ago #4
Howling with laughter malaise 7 hrs ago #8
Hope she likes home cooking, cause she wont be going out much Lochloosa 7 hrs ago #11
Yes. Sorry, malaise and all in Jamaica. This woman has no business in any official position. hlthe2b 8 hrs ago #5
A racist .......................... Lovie777 7 hrs ago #6
Ha malaise 7 hrs ago #7
Another failed female MAGAT. gordianot 7 hrs ago #10
He nominated her Prairie Gates 5 hrs ago #13
She should look on the bright side. Jacson6 2 hrs ago #15
We apologize Jamaica peggysue2 1 hr ago #17
Well, at least she's leaving Arizona. Coventina 1 hr ago #18

AZJonnie

(3,985 posts)
1. I'm pretty sure her first name is properly spelled "Qari"
Tue May 12, 2026, 04:39 AM
9 hrs ago

Kinda like the Florida judge Aileen Qannon.

Dr. T

(697 posts)
3. Perhaps Ms. Lake won't find the political temperature
Tue May 12, 2026, 05:24 AM
8 hrs ago

in Jamaica any more inviting than it is in America. She can run but she can't hide.

malaise

(297,740 posts)
8. Howling with laughter
Tue May 12, 2026, 06:49 AM
7 hrs ago

Seeing so many Afro peeps will make her ill and nothing moves in Liguanea in peak hours - I give her a year max 😂😀😂

hlthe2b

(114,545 posts)
5. Yes. Sorry, malaise and all in Jamaica. This woman has no business in any official position.
Tue May 12, 2026, 06:07 AM
8 hrs ago

But, then neither does her BOSS nor any of his ilk.

gordianot

(15,790 posts)
10. Another failed female MAGAT.
Tue May 12, 2026, 06:57 AM
7 hrs ago

You have to admit it sounds like a better job than Shield of America.

Prairie Gates

(8,450 posts)
13. He nominated her
Tue May 12, 2026, 08:59 AM
5 hrs ago

Ambassadorshipships require Senate approval. I do not like this New York Times language of "appointed" and "her appointment, if confirmed by the Senate." If your appointment needs to be confirmed, it's not an appointment, but a nomination.

Jacson6

(2,169 posts)
15. She should look on the bright side.
Tue May 12, 2026, 11:56 AM
2 hrs ago

At Least DJT didn't appoint her to be the US consulate on South Georgia Island.

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