Trump threatens to take the extraordinary step of adjourning Congress after going on a wild rant against Voice of America

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• President Donald Trump threatened to take the extraordinary step of forcing Congress to adjourn because the Senate hasn't confirmed Michael Pack, his nominee for the US agency that oversees Voice of America and other taxpayer-funded outlets.
• The White House has railed against VoA in recent days, falsely accusing the 75-year-old broadcaster of spreading Chinese propaganda.
• "If you hear what's coming out of the Voice of America, it's disgusting," Trump said on Wednesday. "The things they say are disgusting to our country."
• He then said that he would "exercise my constitutional authority to adjourn both chambers of Congress" and make recess appointments if the Senate doesn't confirm Pack to his position.
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President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to take the extraordinary step of forcing Congress to adjourn because the Senate has not yet confirmed his nominee for a US agency that oversees Voice of America and other taxpayer-funded media outlets.

The White House has railed against VoA in recent days, falsely accusing the 75-year-old broadcaster of spreading Chinese propaganda.

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