President Trump announced former Arizona gubernatorial and U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake will serve as the Director of Voice of America.

“I am pleased to announce that Kari Lake will serve as our next Director of the Voice of America. She will be appointed by, and work closely with, our next head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, who I will announce soon, to ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the World FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media,” Trump said.

“Kari was a beloved News Anchor in Arizona, which supported me by record margins, for over 20 years,” he added.

🚨BREAKING: Trump announces Kari Lake as Next Director of Voice of America. pic.twitter.com/zROrgYqjgI

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) December 12, 2024

A closer look:

Per Fox News:

Lake was a longtime Arizona broadcaster who ran unsuccessfully for public office in 2022 and 2024.

Voice of America is an influential broadcast channel that serves news, information, and cultural programming through the Internet, mobile and social media, radio, and television.

The broadcaster serves in over 40 languages.

BREAKING : Person of the Year 🇺🇸President Trump nominates Kari Lake to be the next Director of the ‘Voice of America’ 🇺🇸

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR FROM KARI LAKE DAILY. LET’S GO 🇺🇸

THIS IS HUGE 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/xsOD1xbigT

— Ape𝕏 (@CubanOnlyTrump) December 12, 2024

“Kari has YEARS of experience as a broadcaster, so this is the perfect position for her!” journalist Nick Sortor commented.

🚨 JUST IN: President Trump has announced he is appointing Kari Lake to serve as the Director of Voice of America, which is the U.S. government’s international broadcasting network

Kari has YEARS of experience as a broadcaster, so this is the perfect position for her!

Congrats… pic.twitter.com/bYEHLMg3gl

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 12, 2024

AZFamily reports:

Reports had circulated that Lake was a top contender for ambassador to Mexico but that job went to diplomat Ronald Johnson.

She was also reportedly in talks to join conservative-leaning outlet NewsMax, but she and the network later denied those reports.

Lake formerly worked for KSAZ-TV before becoming a star on the populist right with her 2022 campaign for Arizona governor but lost to current Gov. Katie Hobbs.

She later ran to replace outgoing Sen. Krysten Sinema in a crucial U.S. Senate seat in 2024 but lost in a tight race to Rep. Ruben Gallego.

She never acknowledged losing the gubernatorial race and called herself the “lawful governor” in her 2023 book. She continued her unsuccessful fight in court to overturn it even after beginning her Senate campaign.