White House Scrapped Journalist’s Award Because She Criticized Trump, Watchdog Says

  • Date: 25-Sep-2020
  • Source: Forbes
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:GCC
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White House Scrapped Journalist’s Award Because She Criticized Trump, Watchdog Says

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A report released by the State Department inspector general Friday determined that the Trump administration revoked a prestigious award given to Finnish journalist Jessikka Aro because of social media posts in which she criticized the president—but gave a false reason for taking away the award—with the findings likely to shake up already-tense relations between the watchdog and department leadership.

Tweets that were critical of President Trump were the State Department's true reason for taking away ... [+] an award from journalist Jessikka Aro, according to a watchdog report.



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Aro was notified that she would receive an International Women of Courage in March 2019 for her reporting on Russia's propaganda efforts since 2014, when the