After warning the United Nations the Trump Administration would remember who voted for last week’s anti-Israel resolution, U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley announced a $285 million cut from the UN’s operating budget. Haley emphasized bureaucratic waste, but her timing sends an unmistakable signal, too.
Haley’s statement revealed, in no uncertain terms, that the administration would remember who supported the extreme measure and that America’s continued financial support for the UN was not guaranteed.
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said the budget cut announced Sunday is a “big step in the right direction” for the U.S., and that she will continue to pursue “ways to increase the UN’s efficiency while protecting our interests.”
“The inefficiency and overspending of the United Nations are well known,” Haley said. “We will no longer let the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of or remain unchecked. This historic reduction in spending – in addition to many other moves toward a more efficient and accountable UN – is a big step in the right direction.”
Conservatives have long criticized the UN as not being in the U.S.’s interests, and many have amplified their concerns after the global body overwhelmingly voted for a resolution last week to oppose President Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Trump suggested earlier this month that the U.S. may cut off foreign aid to nations who voted for the UN resolution, and Haley said the U.S. would be “taking names.
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