President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Wednesday ordering the United States’ withdrawal from more than 60 international organizations that he described as being “contrary to the interests of the United States.”
The move comes nearly one year after Trump issued Executive Order 14199 directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to review all international intergovernmental organizations that the United States is involved in financially or otherwise “to determine which organizations, conventions, and treaties are contrary to the interests” of the US.
Upon reviewing Rubio’s subsequent report, Trump determined the best course of action was to end the United States’ participation in and funding of 31 United Nations entities and 35 non-UN organizations, the president’s memorandum said.
Trump Withdraws for America First
Of the 66 organizations targeted by Trump, many are associated with what would typically be considered left-wing initiatives, including the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, the 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance.
“The Trump Administration has found these institutions to be redundant in their scope, mismanaged, unnecessary, wasteful, poorly run, captured by the interests of actors advancing their own agendas contrary to our own, or a threat to our nation’s sovereignty, freedoms, and general prosperity,” Secretary Rubio said in a statement.
Ultimately, this decision is about prioritizing the America First agenda, according to the White House. American taxpayers have been forced to spend billions of dollars on dozens of international organizations. Even worse, many of those groups “criticize U.S. policies, advance agendas contrary to our values, or waste taxpayer dollars by purporting to address important issues but not achieving any real results.” Maybe US tax dollars will now be used to benefit Americans before the international community.
It’s Trump’s World, We’re Just Living in It
On the same day that Trump issued the new memorandum, the president told the New York Times that his global power was only limited by his “own morality,” adding, “I don’t need international law.”
Are such comments rather bold? Sure. But are they defensible? To answer that question, let’s take a look at Trump’s track record on the global stage.
Less than one week ago, the president’s team pulled off an unbelievable military operation in Venezuela, plucking dictator Nicolás Maduro from what Trump described as a “fortress” in the middle of the night.
In another astonishing mission, Trump ordered strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities. With the help of stealth bombers and bunker-buster bombs, key sites in Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan were significantly damaged.
Just months into his second term, Trump secured a peace deal between Israel and Hamas that facilitated the release of the remaining living hostages in Gaza. That same year, Trump helped broker a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia.
In his first term, Trump assisted with the creation of a peace pact between Serbia and Kosovo. And who could forget Trump’s Abraham Accords, a series of historic agreements that established diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco.
Now back to our question: Does Trump limit his global power through personal morality rather than international law? He has certainly demonstrated the ability to execute remarkable military and diplomatic maneuvers. Yet he has also shown restraint, using that power selectively and, one could easily argue, morally.
Trump’s record suggests his goal is to achieve peace and advance US interests in the process. If 66 organizations are distracting from that purpose, withdrawing from them might be the right move.
Millions of Americans voted for Trump because he vowed to put America first. The only question that remains is: Are there more wasteful international organizations that the US can kick to the curb?
Elizabeth Lawrence is the assistant editor at Liberty Nation. This article was sourced HERE
15 comments:
Nobody wants to see the UN disbanded but many want to see it reformed. Billions of dollars are spent on climate change agendas, DEI, disastrous health directives like the Covid call which put many countries economies back years, and other wasteful initiatives. UNDRIP should be nullified. We have overseas race relations advisers, from countries who have had poorer race relations than our own, visiting New Zealand to support part-Maori separatism and in the process stirring up resentment. A good move by President Trump. New Zealand should follow suit.
New Zealand should do the same.
Oh really, do you believe that Trump read that report ?
With the attention span of a 4 year old, he would have looked at any graphics, and signed it.
It's a well known fact from Trump 1, that he doesn't read, he acts on the last thing that he heard.
Trumps aim is not to make the world a better place, it's to make himself more famous (or notorious), and divert attention away from the Epstein files.
It really doesn’t matter whether Trump read the report or not, or how much input he really has on policy or strategy. Fact is with Trump as the front man, the administration around him is actually achieving some quite impressive outcomes. I’m with Janine. NZ should follow suit.
Even China knows it needs trade
I agree with Anonymous 10:07 and Janine.
I, too, agree with anonymous 10:07 and Janine,
I thought Elizabeth Lawrence’s excellent piece would have exposed those with TDS. I was pleasantly surprised, only one.
UN reform - long overdue. Dependence on US funds ( despite anti- democratic action - is simple arrogance.
A President who is concerned about water pressure in toilets is not fit to make bigly decisions.
Rob Beechey comes up with his usual insult. You’ve got a different view to him on Trump, so you’re deranged. Well, Mr. Beechey, there are plenty of deranged people in this world, and their number is increasing by the hour.
The UN needs to be disbanded and abandoned. It will never succeed and cannot, just like its predecessor the league of nations.
I don’t like how Trump touches women’s genitals without consent, like he admitted to. This shows that the man has bad character. I also don’t like that he is overseeing an organisation that is detaining citizens without them hadn’t committed crimes.
As a human being Trump is not someone I admire. In many respects he seems a pretty awful example of humanity. However that still doesn’t alter the fact that with Trump as the front man, the GOP administration is achieving quite impressive outcomes. It’s not compulsory to like Trump.
I couldn’t agree more with Ewan McGregor’s comments.
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