MILITARY/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP ADMIN: “The Trump administration moved to close Stars and Stripes, a popular state-supported newspaper serving US military members, and was criticized for the plan Friday. Shortly afterward, President Donald Trump reversed the Pentagon decision and said the federal government won’t cut funding to the paper…
Aides showed Trump news reports that blamed him for putting an end to the beloved paper, prompting him to reverse the cuts, a senior administration official told the New York Times…
Former President Barack Obama’s administration proposed gutting the paper multiple times during his presidency.”
-Riley Beggin, “The fight over defunding Stars and Stripes, explained,” vox.com, Sep. 5, 2020