One of the best aspects of President Donald Trump is how much he embraces his America First policy, especially when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars.
Over my many years at Legal Insurrection, I have reported on the United Nations climate conferences that were filled with eco-activists, climate cultists, and globalist glitterati. While entertaining, it was hard to stomach how much our country was spending supporting pseudoscience and socialist agendas cloaked in environmentalism.
Well, those days are done and Trump has now clawed back our $4 billion from the grasping bureaucrats at the climate nations…much to the chagrin of the USAID-funded Politico.
The Trump administration has canceled $4 billion in U.S. pledges to the world’s largest climate fund — gutting a U.N. initiative helping over 100 countries adapt to the rapidly changing world.“The government of the United States rescinds any outstanding pledges to the Green Climate Fund,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres in a note dated Jan. 27, parts of which were seen by POLITICO.The climate fund confirmed the decision.“We have been made aware that the United States of America has notified the United Nations of its decision to rescind outstanding pledges to the Green Climate Fund,” it said in a statement to POLITICO.
That isn’t the only item for review relayed to the United Nations that Trump has on his agenda either. In addition to withdrawing the United States from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and ending funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Trump also ordered a 90-day pause on US participation in UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).
The review will assess whether and how UNESCO’s activities serve U.S. interests and will include an analysis of any potential anti-Semitism or anti-Israel sentiment within the organization. The White House cited concerns about “anti-American bias” as a reason for expediting the review.
Our nation withdrew from that group in 2018. I suspect there will be much to find, and our country will decline to participate, especially since Biden’s attempt to rejoin in 2023 came with a $600 million for back dues.
As a reminder, here are some of the past low-lights from the organization we have covered:
By staying out, the U.S. gets to keep its money, its honor, and its respect for real culture and science.
Meanwhile, I am enjoying the DOGE savings clock tick upward.
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