What Trump Got Right About The UN

摘要

"The United Nations has such great potential but right now it is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. So sad!" Donald Trump proclaimed over Twitter as 2016 came to a close. That tweet sent proponents of the global institution into paroxysms of more tweeting and op-ed writing. The frenzy grew with the leak in late January of a draft executive order titled "Auditing and Reducing U.S. Funding of International Organizations." That document called for a 40 percent decrease in financial support to international organizations, including the UN. On March 16, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney confirmed that the Trump administration would be "reducing funding to the UN and to various foreign aid programs"-though specific numbers have yet to be announced.