Trump Threatens to End American Aid: 'We're Watching Those Votes' at the U.N.

[DonViejo]

Source: The New York Times




By MARK LANDLERDEC. 20, 2017

WASHINGTON — President Trump threatened on Wednesday to cut off American aid to any country that votes in favor of a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly denouncing his recent decision to formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Mr. Trump’s statement, delivered at his last Cabinet meeting of the year, followed a letter from the American ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, in which she warned that the United States would take note of any country that votes in favor of the measure.

“All these nations that take our money and then vote against us at the Security Council or the assembly, they take hundreds of millions of dollars and billions of dollars and they vote against us,” Mr. Trump said. “Well, we’re watching those votes. Let them vote against us, we’ll save a lot. We don’t care.”

Mr. Trump added that “people are tired of the United States — people that live here, our great citizens that love this country — they’re tired of this country being taken advantage of and we’re not going to be taken advantage of any longer.”

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/world/middleeast/trump-threatens-to-end-american-aid-were-watching-those-votes-at-the-un.html

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Yep, the rest of the world hates us, and right now that is understandable.

[exboyfil]

2. You mean the three biggest

Israel, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

[leftynyc]

11. Actually Egypt gets

the same amount as Israel.

[exboyfil]

14. I think that has changed

This is the latest information that I have.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/which-countries-get-the-most-foreign-aid/

You are right about Egypt being in the top four

Afghanistan ($4.7B)
Israel ($3.1B)
Egypt ($1.5B)
Iraq ($1.1B)

[thesquanderer]

3. Running the U.S. like a Trump business. Bribery. (n/t)

[Frustratedlady]

4. Threatening?Would somebody put the sleepy boy down for a nap? If he doesn't quit with the tantrums

We're going to have all countries shooting at us if he doesn't learn to shut up.

[Butterflylady]

5. The only one who has been taking advantage of

This country is donnie two scoops.

[mahannah]

6. "We don't care"

[atreides1]

7. Make it easier for the Russians and the Chinese

We pull out and both the Russians and the Chinese will fill in...this will give the Russians and Chinese access to countries that have been exclusively used by the US.

[Javaman]

8. my very first thought as well. nt

[NurseJackie]

10. That's what it boils down to, and that's what WILL happen!!

All for the sake of his vanity and pride, the United States will end up being in a LESS secure situation and will be able to exercise LESS influence in those countries and regions that we abandon (or "punish&quot .

It's as dumb as short-sighted as voting for a Green Party candidate.

[liberal_patriot_md]

15. Bingo

What we’ve forgotten and China/Russia have learned is the most effective foreign policy tool is a checkbook, not a smartbomb.

[Blue_Tires]

16. It's almost by design, isn't it?

If you wanted to systematically destroy the U.S. reputation overseas while empowering Russia and China, there's no more efficient way to do it, is there??

[Xolodno]

17. Yeap. And they will stop buying military equipment...

...from the US.

Not to mention, all the other favorable trade agreements we get.


But every anti-UN Rethug thinks were actually punishing recipients of our "aid". They don't have a clue that its often tied to a number quid pro quo's. Morons, all of them.

[C_U_L8R]

9. A global pariah

Trump shames all Americans. What a clown.

[notdarkyet]

12. Probably sick of the threats and bullying, and like any abuser,theyll probably be glad to see us go

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. It is RepubliCon to only give aid with strings attached; aid at a cost. Nothing free from GOP. . nt

[syringis]

18. Hello Bernardo, I'll comment in French

Je suis à la fois fatiguée et sur le point d'exploser !!!

Mais dans quel monde vivent ces crétins ????!!!!

Le connard squatteur du bureau ovale s'imagine vraiment que les US sont encore en mesure de mener la danse ???

Ca fait des années que la crédibilité des US ne tient plus qu'à un fil...depuis les conneries des Bush et les va-t-en-guerre de Cheney and co...

Obama a mis 8 ans d'effort pour tenter de redresser un peu la barre, il y était arrivé. Pour rien, vu le saccage de l'orange toxique !

Il oublie, si tant est qu'il l'ait jamais su, que si les US occupaient une position dominante, c'est parce que c'était la première économie mondiale et la première puissance militaire mondiale.

Ce n'est plus la 1ère économie et vu les dernières réformes fiscales, ça ne risque pas de le redevenir. Le risque que les échanges ne se fassent même plus en $ est assez important.

Pour ce qui est de l'aspect militaire...ben quand les sous ne rentreront plus, sans compter les cerveaux qui ne se bousculent plus tellement pour venir aux US...je ne suis pas certaine que la 1ère place est assurée pour très longtemps.

Trump vient juste de réaliser un exploit historique !

La Chine et la Russie sont des ennemis ataviques qui n'ont jamais communiqué autrement que par les armes. Les crétins Bush ont permis que les 2 pays fassent une alliance de circonstance. Elle valait ce qu'elle valait, ce n'est pas l'alliance la plus solide mais bon, elle tenait. Trump vient juste de la cimenter et pas qu'un peu !

Alors menacer l'UN...Ah ça !!! Quelle brillante politique de merde !!

Le problème du MO est facile à résoudre euh ???

Bon Dieu mais pourquoi personne n'a pensé à shooter sa mère un bon coup dans le ventre quand il était dedans ?

I'm sorry, I'm enraged. Cretinism at this level is unsustainable !

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Oui. Quelle brillante politique de merde. Pour vous a sourire:

J' ai pensée de "Mangez de merde" et ceci audessous apparait comme un vision:

(Trouvée par MrScorpio)

[spiderpig]

20. He's really feeling his oats with his big "victory", isn't he?

I HATE that man, and I do not use that term lightly.

[Initech]

21. 2009 America: Hope and change. 2017 America: Go fuck yourself.