Trump Prepares To Drastically Reduce USA Involvement in UN

New York Times ^ | JAN. 25, 2017 | By MAX FISHER

[DCBryan1]

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing executive orders that would clear the way to drastically reduce the United States’ role in the United Nations and other international organizations, as well as begin a process to review and potentially abrogate certain forms of multilateral treaties, officials said.

The first of the two draft orders, titled “Auditing and Reducing U.S. Funding of International Organizations” and obtained by The New York Times, calls for terminating funding for any United Nations agency or other international body that meets any one of several criteria.

[catnipman]

“and obtained by The New York Times”

President Trump needs to catch the leakers and make examples of them.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

[Pearls Before Swine]

Is there such a thing as a Trumpgasm?

Three wives say "yes."

[miliantnutcase]

People in his inner circle most certainly have.

[grobdriver]

As long as that means a commensurate reduction in funds going to the UN.

[henkster]

Are we reducing our “role” or just our money? We’re broke. The Chinese and Saudis are not. Let them pay for the U. N.

[lonevoice]

LOL!

[FreedomNotSafety]

That there is right funny.
Z for Zimbabwe
Y for Yemen
V for Venezuela
U for Uganda or Uzbekistan
T for Tunisia

[DoodleDawg]

Why reduce? Why not end?

[ConservativeMind]

No other GOP candidate would have done this. Even Ted Cruz did stupid international stuff by campaigning for the TPA, increasing H-1Bs by 500%, and giving Iran $150+ BILLION.

His Goldman Sachs wife loved him for those, though.

[Red Badger]

Notice that the 911 Hijackers did NOT crash into the UN........................

[bkopto]

[Sybeck1]

Billions of dollars is a great leverage tool

[editor-surveyor]

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Trump needs to get right with it on vetoing the resolution on Israel.
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[editor-surveyor]

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Trump needs to get right with it on vetoing the resolution on Israel.
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[Hostage]

I actually suspected that in part, when I heard him in late 2015 - early 2016 mention Eisenhower’s operation to round up millions of illegals. That was a unique and frequent item of mention on FR.

[Resettozero]

Trump Prepares To Drastically Reduce USA Involvement in UN

He'll begin by firing Ambassador Nikki Haley and not replacing her.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Has Trump in hanging out on free republic for the last 15 years?

No, but he might have someone hanging out here for him.

Part of "populism" (be sure to put a sneer on that if you are a GOPe type) is being aware of the concerns of the Average Joe and Jane. And there is really no bigger gathering of the average American then here.

So a smart guy, and DJT is very smart, would not ignore a wellspring of freely available information like FR.

So be sure to wave at the camera. :)

[ronnie raygun]

The American taxpayer has been raped for decades, a world feeding trough, glad its coming to an end

[DoughtyOne]

In any international deck of playing cards, the United Nations is the Joker.