In Rare Move, Trump Threatens to Cut Aid to UN Members Who Vote Against Jerusalem

Haaretz ^ | Dec 20, 2017 | Boa Landeu (Reuters)

[11th_VA]

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that vote in favor Thursday of the United Nations resolution rejecting Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Speaking to reporters at the White House Wednesday, Trump also expressed support for a letter sent by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, in which she warned member states against supporting the resolution.

(Snip)

"They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars, and then they vote against us," Trump said. "Well, we're watching those votes. Let them vote against us. We'll save a lot. We don't care."

[Aliska]

I agree to a point. But Trump should have tempered it. Just because WE CHOOSE to give those countries aid, they should still feel entitled to free speech like we hope for in our citizens. It seems like bribery/punishment. Relations with the various countries are more complicated than that.

There is a way to criticize respectfully and not riots, mayhem and murder. And burn our flag.

Otherwise it's great we're not going to be pushovers any more or for awhile.

[HombreSecreto]

Go Trump - MAGA
Go Melania aka Lady MAGA

Pepe is pleased

Q is real

[TrumpisRight]

Thanks for your reply. Point taken and accepted.

I have to do more research on outgoing free money to other countries. Do not remember it being done in the 50 and 60’s.

[HippyLoggerBiker]

Try this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJUWdKEKSBI

Is that it?

Regards,
HLB

[DoughtyOne]

I appreciate the nice response.

You know, I’m not right all the time, but this is how I see it. I argue my point, but others may see a flaw in it.

Take care.

[familyop]

Sorry. Here’s a better copy.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump Arriving in Israel, May 22, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7JWMY96tvc

[youthphil]

Yep! See post 46.

[youthphil]

Beautiful. Thanks.

[youthphil]

43. Oops.

[MortMan]

Why should this be a “rare move”? Can anyone help me out here? /sarc

[semaj]

Love me some Trump! MAGA!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks 11th_VA.

• Abbas: "There are no borders to Israel, and international law is against any recognition of it"
• "Nazi Israel:" Obama's Official Web Site Equates Israel to Nazi Germany [2009]
• Lebanon protests $100m. aid suspension [2010]
• In anger, Obama questioned necessity of Israel's qualitative military edge [2016]
• Erdogan says Turkey aims to open embassy in East Jerusalem
• Britain just betrayed America at the United Nations
• Haley Vetoes Jerusalem Resolution; Slams Obama For Not Backing Israel a Year Ago
• Haley warns US ‘taking names’ of UN opponents on Jerusalem move
• Trump threatens to cut aid to countries voting against US Jerusalem measure
• Trump: Israel not the root of Middle East's problems
• Truth and Reality in the Middle East
• Obama Must Return Nobel Peace Prize If Hezbollah Story Is True – Israeli Ex-FM

[laplata]

Stop threatening and do it.

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He wasn’t threatening, he was warning. He’ll do it if they don’t take heed.

[Qiviut]

Nikki Haley's tweet was epic ..... short & sweet, but she got her point across:

At the UN we're always asked to do more & give more. So, when we make a decision, at the will of the American ppl, abt where to locate OUR embassy, we don't expect those we've helped to target us. On Thurs there'll be a vote criticizing our choice. The US will be taking names.

[Go Gordon]

Nobody has a right to the USA’s money (which originally comes from Taxpayers)

Technically, it comes from the Federal Reserve printing presses.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Why are we giving anyone any money outside the US ?

[VaeVictis]

He really should do that. We have no need of giving many of those places “aid”. It never gets used as intended for the people...

[unixfox]

Withdraw from the U.N. already. Nothing but a bunch of corrupt dictators anyway.

[sparklite2]

Paraphrasing Lily Tomlin ...

We don’t care. We don’t have to.
We’re the United States.

[Rastus]

Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone
They razed the UN
And put up a parking lot

I’d suggest turning it into a yuuuge, beautiful Trump hotel, but that might be illegal for him to do.