Posted on 12/20/2017 6:24:25 PM PST by Olog-hai
President Donald Trump threatened Wednesday to cut off U.S. funding to countries that support a resolution criticizing his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
“We’ll save a lot. We don’t care,” he said, alluding to U.S. aid.
The president strongly supported U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley who said Tuesday that the United States “will be taking names” of countries that vote in favor of a General Assembly resolution Thursday declaring that Jerusalem’s status can be changed only by direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
“For all these nations, they take our money and then vote against us. They take hundreds of millions of dollars, even billions of dollars and then they vote against us,” Trump told reporters at a Cabinet meeting in Washington with Haley sitting nearby. “We’re watching those votes. Let them vote against us.”
In a letter to over 180 of the 193 U.N. member states and an even tougher tweet Tuesday, Haley hinted at possible U.S. retaliation, but Trump’s comments made clear to recipients of U.S. assistance that billions of dollars could be at stake.
Haley’s threat drew sharp criticism from the Palestinian and Turkish foreign ministers before they flew to New York for the General Assembly vote. They accused the U.S. of intimidation. …
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"No more soup money for you!"
And if they vote against us about moving our embassy to Israel's Jerusalem, then we move our US embassy from these other countries capitols to non-capitols and say we won't recognize the capitol of those voting against us. Tit for tat.
Great picture. did you do the editing? May we use it?
Go ahead and make our day. Do it and get cut. OR get cut anyway. Why are we funding other nations when we’re trillions in debt? Duh.
I hadn't read that he made this comment. I LOVE it!!
Dear Mr. President....
IF you should happen to read this, don’t just threaten them....DO IT!!!
Even better yet, get the US out of the UN and the UN out of the US.
Actually get something useful and positive out of the building by turning it into condos.
Of course. I cropped it down from a picture at Google. Fire away! If you need to find it later, check my profile page.
“Taking names, then cutting OFF checks”.
I like the sound of our money remaining in our country.
Ka-Chink!
WINNING!
Enjoy!
Hey, now; it’s still a few years early to e taking it THAT far. Seven years from now, and this winning streak holds, why THEN you can go on and say it in public.
FAAAAAAANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!! GO Pres. Trump! Go Niki!!!
This is a President who acts like he is the leader of a Superpower nation. May G-d bless him and keep him...also Niki, our amazing Ambassador at the UN.
[ Trump threatens Jerusalem opponents with US funding cutoff]
Do it immediately. Don’t wait.
No. Vote first; the Jerusalem issue is the target.
I love Trump. Best President ever!
Trump has the retaliatory punch of Nixon,There is a lot to be said for someone who is accustomed to operating with “F—k you” money in the bank.
The coup-de-grace would be that Trump kicks the UN out of the US and Trump corporation buys the property and puts up a huge brand spanking new Trump Tower.
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