The United States of America will NOT be cutting funding to @starsandstripes magazine under my watch. It will continue to be a wonderful source of information to our Great Military!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 4, 2020
USA Today: Trump says he's reversing decision to shutter Stars and Stripes newspaper
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday reversed a decision to cut funding to Stars and Stripes, a newspaper that has served American soldiers since the Civil War, in an announcement that came hours after the outlet's demise was revealed.
“The United States of America will NOT be cutting funding to @starsandstripes magazine under my watch,” Trump tweeted Friday. “It will continue to be a wonderful source of information to our Great Military!”
In a previously unpublicized memo cited by USA TODAY on Friday, the Pentagon delivered an order to shutter the newspaper and cease publication after Sept. 30.
Press advocates decried the move, arguing it was the latest in a series of decisions by the Trump administration to undermine independent reporting. The initial order followed Trump's appointment of an ally to Steve Bannon, his former top adviser, to head the agency that oversees Voice of America.
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Update #1: Trump reverses Defense Dept. order to shut down Stars and Stripes newspaper (CNN)
Update #2: Trump says Stars and Stripes will stay funded, following reports the Pentagon was shutting it down (Politico)
WNU Editor: When I first read reports that the Pentagon was shutting down Stars and Stripes effective September 30 I did not even bother posting on it. My gut told me that President Trump would reverse the order. No surprise. President Trump did so tonight. Stars and Stripes is an excellent and informative publication that I have used numerous times for this blog, and it deserves the support of everyone. It is good to know that the President sees it the same way.
