Nowhere is the difference between President Obama and President Trump more obvious than in a recent statement made by Ambassador Nikki Haley to the United Nations.
Whether intentional or not, Haley’s comment spells out the entirety of what separates both men and their view of how to govern and conduct foreign policy.
The State Department has released their annual report detailing the voting records of member nations. The report indicates that countries are not voting alongside the United States at a very high rate, despite our country being the leading contributor to the UN budget.
In her response, Haley cites current numbers with those from 2016, Obama’s last full year in office.
She said (emphasis mine), “That’s because we care more about being right than popular and are once again standing up for our interests and values.”
Being right or being popular. Trump versus Obama in a nutshell.
Nikki Haley warned she’d be “taking names” of countries that do not have “our back.”
A newly released annual report on voting records at the U.N., tells us who exactly is in America’s corner – and who is not. https://t.co/KU6qAWfRrL
— MAGAPatriot🇺🇸Steve (@RealMAGASteve) May 1, 2018
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Haley outlined the fact that the United States contributes to the UN budget at a much higher rate than the three next contributors combined. She also noted that the drop in alignment with the U.S. is because the administration is no longer willing to be run over by other nations, and is instead looking out for America once again.
“The American people pay 22 percent of the UN budget – more than the next three highest donor countries combined,” Haley railed. “In spite of this generosity, the rest of the UN voted with us only 31 percent of the time, a lower rate than in 2016. That’s because we care more about being right than popular and are once again standing up for our interests and values.”
According to a State Department press release, the 10 nations who are at odds with the U.S. most often are Zimbabwe, Burundi, Iran, Syria, Venezuela, North Korea, Turkmenistan, Cuba, Bolivia, and South Africa.
Of those, South Africa and Syria lead the way with $100 million and $72 million in American aid respectively.
That’s not a list that countries are going to want to be on. Haley and the administration are taking note of who exactly is defying American interests.
“When we arrived at the UN last year, we said we would be taking names, and this list of voting records speaks for itself,” she said. “President Trump wants to ensure that our foreign assistance dollars – the most generous in the world – always serve American interests, and we look forward to helping him see that the American people are no longer taken for granted.”
While the number of countries voting against the United States has increased since Obama’s last year in office, it’s sure to change once aid starts getting cut off.
“Let them vote against us; we’ll save a lot,” Trump famously announced. “We don’t care.”
Do you agree that Trump is more concerned about being right than popular? Share your thoughts below!
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Take those billions and spend it on OUR vets, homeless, impoverished and our neighbors suffering physically and mentally.
Take those billions and spend it on OUR vets, homeless, impoverished and our neighbors suffering physically and mentally.
Take those billions and spend it on OUR vets, homeless, impoverished and our neighbors suffering physically and mentally.
While I could agree that a dropping out of the UN may sound like a good idea since this organization is corrupt, I disagree that it would help the US. Instead, the US should decrease its support to the UN by reducing its support and to reduce its support to those countries that vote against the US on many issues such as human rights etc. Hitting these countries in their pocket book would be a real wake up call that the US is serious. The other reason for staying in the UN is because the US is one of the 5 (?) nations that has a veto power and that would be helpful to our ideals / morality etc. The UN has been corrupt for many years. I recall that when the UN had a program to provide Saddam of Iraq financial aid, He instead used that aid to pay off officials at the UN to look the other way and they did.
Why are those 10 countries, counties with the most heinous human rights abuses, even allowed to be in the U.N.? Why does the UN even listen to them?
Because the UN wants to turn the U.S. and the entire wourld into those countries when them in charge.
Why are those 10 countries, counties with the most heinous human rights abuses, even allowed to be in the U.N.? Why does the UN even listen to them?
Because the UN wants to turn the U.S. and the entire wourld into those countries when them in charge.
Why are we assisting countries that historically do not support us, or our values. For those on this list, it’s fine for them to always vote against us, because they were getting the money from the previous administration anyway. The payment was seen as a reward for disliking the US. I hope that the POTUS stops the aid to these rogue countries and let them fend for themselves.
Why are we assisting countries that historically do not support us, or our values. For those on this list, it’s fine for them to always vote against us, because they were getting the money from the previous administration anyway. The payment was seen as a reward for disliking the US. I hope that the POTUS stops the aid to these rogue countries and let them fend for themselves.
Why are we assisting countries that historically do not support us, or our values. For those on this list, it’s fine for them to always vote against us, because they were getting the money from the previous administration anyway. The payment was seen as a reward for disliking the US. I hope that the POTUS stops the aid to these rogue countries and let them fend for themselves.
There is one thing about aid to foreign countries, it Needs to Help the People, NOT the Heads of State.I feel that they keep the money for themselves instead of helping make the peoples lives better.
There is one thing about aid to foreign countries, it Needs to Help the People, NOT the Heads of State.I feel that they keep the money for themselves instead of helping make the peoples lives better.
There is one thing about aid to foreign countries, it Needs to Help the People, NOT the Heads of State.I feel that they keep the money for themselves instead of helping make the peoples lives better.
A vast majority of US citizens would be in full agreement with any nation that does not support the United States get absolutely $0 in aid from the US.
I fully support the US removing itself from the UN, and then giving the UN about 1 week to get their personnel and property out of the US. Then make a modern VA hospital and a home for the Veterans that need our help.
I know that this would not be popular, but it would be right.
A vast majority of US citizens would be in full agreement with any nation that does not support the United States get absolutely $0 in aid from the US.
I fully support the US removing itself from the UN, and then giving the UN about 1 week to get their personnel and property out of the US. Then make a modern VA hospital and a home for the Veterans that need our help.
I know that this would not be popular, but it would be right.
AB-so-LUTELY! Most of them hate our guts ANYWAY! Why PAY them to do it? We buy their weapons (though indirectly, without permission), ammo, etc., so they can shoot us in the BACK side? Thank GOD, we now have a REAL President who won’t cave to the criminal elements “catered to” by the former Soro’s-Hil-0’B-Admin.! The GOOD part of this Washington Washout is; The sadistic, subversive, Seditionist’s, are as mad at themselves as they are we American, Patriotic Citizens! They scrambled the eggs of the Golden Goose for DECADES, until they decided roasted goose sounded GOOD! Instead THEY ended up “Roasted Geese”!
AB-so-LUTELY! Most of them hate our guts ANYWAY! Why PAY them to do it? We buy their weapons (though indirectly, without permission), ammo, etc., so they can shoot us in the BACK side? Thank GOD, we now have a REAL President who won’t cave to the criminal elements “catered to” by the former Soro’s-Hil-0’B-Admin.! The GOOD part of this Washington Washout is; The sadistic, subversive, Seditionist’s, are as mad at themselves as they are we American, Patriotic Citizens! They scrambled the eggs of the Golden Goose for DECADES, until they decided roasted goose sounded GOOD! Instead THEY ended up “Roasted Geese”!
She’s a lot better than our former president telling stories about how we screw up in the United States just like in other countries.
She’s a lot better than our former president telling stories about how we screw up in the United States just like in other countries.
UN; Useless Nitwits. Time for us to pull out of them completely and no longer fund them. What a hell of a waste of money. Also time to stop ALL aid to countries who despise us, saving countless millions more. That would truly be “America First.”
UN; Useless Nitwits. Time for us to pull out of them completely and no longer fund them. What a hell of a waste of money. Also time to stop ALL aid to countries who despise us, saving countless millions more. That would truly be “America First.”
UN; Useless Nitwits. Time for us to pull out of them completely and no longer fund them. What a hell of a waste of money. Also time to stop ALL aid to countries who despise us, saving countless millions more. That would truly be “America First.”
I Agree with you 1000%! We could take what we donate to blithering idiots who hates us, build a wall, North AND South, and still have enough left over for paying America out of the debt Soro’s and 0’B, et al LEFT!
I Agree with you 1000%! We could take what we donate to blithering idiots who hates us, build a wall, North AND South, and still have enough left over for paying America out of the debt Soro’s and 0’B, et al LEFT!
There is a whole lot of truth to the comment that President Trump cares more about being right than being popular, And that’s the way it should be. The Obama led NWO horse crap needs to stop right now. When the UN puts muslim nations in charge of committee’s like the Human Rights commission there is a Great disconnect between whats needed and the NWO desire to help the spread of the barbaric muslim cult.
There is a whole lot of truth to the comment that President Trump cares more about being right than being popular, And that’s the way it should be. The Obama led NWO horse crap needs to stop right now. When the UN puts muslim nations in charge of committee’s like the Human Rights commission there is a Great disconnect between whats needed and the NWO desire to help the spread of the barbaric muslim cult.
There is a whole lot of truth to the comment that President Trump cares more about being right than being popular, And that’s the way it should be. The Obama led NWO horse crap needs to stop right now. When the UN puts muslim nations in charge of committee’s like the Human Rights commission there is a Great disconnect between whats needed and the NWO desire to help the spread of the barbaric muslim cult.
What needs to happen is 100% get the US out of the UN period!
What needs to happen is 100% get the US out of the UN period!
TRUMP NEEDS TO PULL OUT OF THE U.N. THEY TAKE OUR MONEY, AND LAUGH AT US ALL THE WAY TO THEIR BANKS !!!!
TRUMP NEEDS TO PULL OUT OF THE U.N. THEY TAKE OUR MONEY, AND LAUGH AT US ALL THE WAY TO THEIR BANKS !!!!
TRUMP NEEDS TO PULL OUT OF THE U.N. THEY TAKE OUR MONEY, AND LAUGH AT US ALL THE WAY TO THEIR BANKS !!!!
Cut them off! It’s time we stopped BORROWING money and increasing our national debt to give to INGRATES like these two countries. Neither of them are donig ANYTTHING worthy of support in the first place. Quite the contrary–ESPECIALLY in the case of South Africa!
P.S. Send the UN and all their corrupt administrators to Belgium where all the globalists love what the UN says it does. The real problem is that is is merely a corrupt organization where the employees suck money from their various programs that never actually do anything they say their missions are.
P.S. Send the UN and all their corrupt administrators to Belgium where all the globalists love what the UN says it does. The real problem is that is is merely a corrupt organization where the employees suck money from their various programs that never actually do anything they say their missions are.
Best thing would be to get rid of the UN.
Absolutely I agree that President Trump is more concerned about being right than being popular. He has done EVERYTHING to help build America up again. He knows how and is working hard at this. Every move he’s been “allowed” to make has been GREAT for America. I wish the Libs would back off. They are doing nothing but showing how we don’t want any Democrats in office!
Absolutely I agree that President Trump is more concerned about being right than being popular. He has done EVERYTHING to help build America up again. He knows how and is working hard at this. Every move he’s been “allowed” to make has been GREAT for America. I wish the Libs would back off. They are doing nothing but showing how we don’t want any Democrats in office!
Absolutely I agree that President Trump is more concerned about being right than being popular. He has done EVERYTHING to help build America up again. He knows how and is working hard at this. Every move he’s been “allowed” to make has been GREAT for America. I wish the Libs would back off. They are doing nothing but showing how we don’t want any Democrats in office!
Please cut aid to any country that does not go along with the US! Better still, get the US out of the UN and the UN out of America! Let them move to some other country. Never give them another cent of American money!
Please cut aid to any country that does not go along with the US! Better still, get the US out of the UN and the UN out of America! Let them move to some other country. Never give them another cent of American money!
The UN needs to be dissolved. It really has no purpose with the exception of the US paying for everyone’s problems.
The UN needs to be dissolved. It really has no purpose with the exception of the US paying for everyone’s problems.
The UN is nothing more than a means for useless sh*thole countries to such every possible dollar from the US Treasury. Almost every dollar the US donates to ‘development projects’ in these thug-controlled states goes straight into Swiss bank accounts.
If the government actually serious about such projects then it should insist in having full control of their implementation. When the kleptomaniacs who run these sorry states can’t get their hands on the money then real development will actually occur.
The UN is nothing more than a means for useless sh*thole countries to such every possible dollar from the US Treasury. Almost every dollar the US donates to ‘development projects’ in these thug-controlled states goes straight into Swiss bank accounts.
If the government actually serious about such projects then it should insist in having full control of their implementation. When the kleptomaniacs who run these sorry states can’t get their hands on the money then real development will actually occur.
A true American is President now. He replaced a Muslim Marxist, and he defeated a Socialist liar. Had Hillary won, we would all be standing in line for the chip to be placed on the back of our hands and foreheads….from Russian and Chinese interrogators. The smell of the corruption is being replaced by the sound of Star Spangled Banner…and only the left over commie fools are kneeling when it’s played.
A true American is President now. He replaced a Muslim Marxist, and he defeated a Socialist liar. Had Hillary won, we would all be standing in line for the chip to be placed on the back of our hands and foreheads….from Russian and Chinese interrogators. The smell of the corruption is being replaced by the sound of Star Spangled Banner…and only the left over commie fools are kneeling when it’s played.
Ab-so-lute-ly 100% accurate assessment !
Ab-so-lute-ly 100% accurate assessment !
Trump is by far a better president than that rat bastard obama
While I could agree that a dropping out of the UN may sound like a good idea since this organization is corrupt, I disagree that it would help the US. Instead, the US should decrease its support to the UN by reducing its support and to reduce its support to those countries that vote against the US on many issues such as human rights etc. Hitting these countries in their pocket book would be a real wake up call that the US is serious. The other reason for staying in the UN is because the US is one of the 5 (?) nations that has a veto power and that would be helpful to our ideals / morality etc. The UN has been corrupt for many years. I recall that when the UN had a program to provide Saddam of Iraq financial aid, He instead used that aid to pay off officials at the UN to look the other way and they did.