Kari Lake said it is not her intention to turn the state-funded news outlet Voice of America into “MAGA TV,” but rather she wants to see a return of politically neutral journalism.

“I’m sure they’re already doing some great things. I did a little searching here and there,” Lake said in an interview with CBS News on Saturday. “I’m not there to make it Trump TV and MAGA TV. That’s not what this is about. That’s not what Voice of America is about.”

Lake, a former broadcast journalist who unsuccessfully ran for governor and for a US Senate seat in Arizonais that of President-elect Donald Trump Selection to head international broadcaster.

According to its website, VOA, part of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, broadcasts news internationally in 49 languages ​​on radio, television and online to an estimated audience of 354 million people per week. It is operated by an independent federal agency.

Lake was sharply critical of non-conservative media during his remarks on Saturday at AmericaFest, a political rally in Phoenix hosted by the far-right group Turning Point USA, saying: “The fake news – the mainstream media – have simply become “obsolete.”

“You’re good for one thing,” she told the crowd. “They are something like a barometer. If you see fake news attacking someone, you should say: I have to support that person.”

In an interview later Saturday, she told CBS News she wanted to make sure VOA staffers have the resources “to be the incredible journalists they’re meant to be.”

When asked about her plans for changes in the newsroom, Lake said, “Well, I’ll have to get in there and see what’s going on.” She then indicated that she would like to expand coverage.

“We speak to the world through Voice of America,” she said. “And I actually want to do more coverage, more product, if you will, put out more shows and make sure that they’re doing really high quality, top-notch shows and focusing on great journalism and asking questions and creating content,” for sure “That journalists know that they are independent journalists.”

Lake responded to concerns from some that she could politicize the news organization by saying she didn’t care whether the reporters were Democrats or Republicans, but whether they could put their opinions aside.

“I’ve never met anyone – you can say they’re neutral, but I’ve never met anyone who hasn’t developed beliefs,” Lake said. “That’s natural. It’s normal. As a journalist, can you check this while reporting the news? To provide a fair and accurate assessment. And that’s what I’m going to push for.”

Lake revealed that she believes people will realize that she is not the person the “corporate media” has described.

“Sometimes I feel like I have to go when I meet people to prove that I don’t have any horns coming out of my head because the mainstream media has made such a dishonest thing about me,” she said. “And that’s one thing I can really relate to with President Trump. The worst things were said about us.”

Lake also acknowledged that Trump could not unilaterally appoint her to the position – that decision would rest with a bipartisan board that would have to remove the current director and approve a new one.

VOA reported last week that its current director, Mike Abramowitz, said in an email to employees that he welcomed “a smooth transition of power.”