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Tue Sep 25, 2018, 11:57 AM Sep 2018

Trump: We will only give foreign aid to "those who respect us and frankly our friends"

President Trump said the US is "taking a hard look" at the foreign aid it sends to other countries and the financial support it provides to international organizations.

"Few give anything to us. That is why we are taking a hard look at US foreign assistance. We will examine what is working, what is not working and whether the countries who receive our dollars and our protection also have our interests at heart," Trump said. "Moving forward we are only going to give foreign aid to those who respect us and frankly our — our friends. And we expect other countries to pay their fair share for the cost of their defense."

Promising to make the UN "more effective and accountable," Trump also vowed to change how the US funds the international body's various programs and where US dollars are spent.

"Only when each of us does our part and contributes our share can we realize the UN's highest aspirations," Trump said.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-un-2018/index.html

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Trump: We will only give foreign aid to "those who respect us and frankly our friends" (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 OP
Kind of like the old joke about banks... Wounded Bear Sep 2018 #1
Here is the note Trump sends to other heads of state: smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #2

Wounded Bear

(58,634 posts)
1. Kind of like the old joke about banks...
Tue Sep 25, 2018, 11:58 AM
Sep 2018

who won't loan you money until you can prove you don't really need it.

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