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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More WINNING!
A great year is still getting better.
Go back and read Washington’s speeches. And after that, familiarize yourself with his exploits. He isn’t called “Father of our country” for no reason.
One thing that differs for sure is that Washington never had such a swamp, whether in DC or worldwide, that Trump finds himself dealing with.
But wait, didn’t the Anti Defamation League call Trump a NAZI or something? Uh, this must be a sinister plot.
/s
Works for me.
I replied after the vote. LOL oh well.
No surprise how it turned out.
I don’t know about you, but I think we have George Washington 2.0 and a reboot of our Republic.
“Just another step toward the dismantling of the U.N. MAGA!”
He is just creating the circumstances where the RATS have to expose themselves for what they are.
Atheistic God haters.
Romans 1:22
King James Version (KJV)
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools....
Enough of this.
Mr President - please declare the UN a terrorist organisation and announce their presence banned from UN soil.
Use the UN building in NY as a support centre for homeless vets.
The money we save from pulling out all UN funding should then be given back to the people in the form of a tax cut
Genesis 12:3
King James Version (KJV)
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
This is from the Book of Genesis, and those that have not blessed His people have paid the price repeatedly in human history.
Proverbs 9:10
King James Version (KJV)
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Psalm 111:10
King James Version (KJV)
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
um... did I miss something ... since when can ANY country or the UN or ANYONE tell a country what it’s capital is? If the area is within that country it’s the countries own business and the rest of the world can go kiss their butts!
yeah... I'm proud of that one...
Yeah, build a wall around it!!
BTTTT!
Lol.. again? Is he going to count to 3 this time. Chuck n Nancy have gotten all the piles of spending through 2 debt deals and a wealth redistribution spenderrific tax bill..
So, like the wall.. all talk, no action at the UN and on the border.
You couldn’t pay me to vote for the tax n spend Republican, they tax and spend just like dems.
They said he wouldn’t recognize Jerusalem either.
Give US a reason to pull our funding from the UN.
Even more, give US a reason to throw the UN out of the US.
These are the only countries who voted with US on the UN resolution AGAINST US moving OUR Embassy to Jerusalem. EVERY other nation represented voted against US and our sovereign rights.
Guatemala
Honduras
Israel
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
Palau
Togo
United States
The UN is nothing but a VIP lounge for dictators and terrorists. Throw the bums out. What’s the worst that could happen? Real estate values on the Upper East side plummet? High priced hookers and their pimps are out of work? Sell the UN campus to Trump’s kids. Let them negotiate with the Mohawks to convert it into a resort and casino.
Except when our "allies" DIS us, we DIS 'em back!
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