RantCrush Top 5: January 26, 2017

The Trump administration has been very active its first week in office. Now it is preparing executive orders that would cut U.S. funding to the United Nations significantly, as well as contributions to other international organizations. One of the orders states that U.S. funding will not go to any international body that gives full membership to the Palestinian Authority or Palestine Liberation Organization, supports abortions, bypasses sanctions on Iran and North Korea, or is influenced by a state that sponsors terrorism. If President Trump signs the order, it would affect the U.N. dramatically, as it relies heavily on U.S. funding for its peacekeeping operations. Trump has expressed dissatisfaction with the U.N., especially after the Security Council voted to condemn Israeli settlements in December. He tweeted that it’s “just a club for people to get together, talk, and have a good time.”

If you already didn’t know, these are the accomplishments of the #UnitedNations. The “club” isn’t doing badly after all. pic.twitter.com/uzaI8BFXvG

— Rehman Siddiq (@RehmanSid) January 26, 2017

Also, in the beginning of January, Rep. Mike Rogers from Alabama proposed a new bill, the American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2017, which calls for the United States to withdraw completely from the United Nations. It also suggests that the U.N. headquarters should be removed from Manhattan and that the U.S. will no longer be involved with the World Health Organization.

I agree with Trump– we should totally leave the United Nations. What has the UN ever done for us besides avoid world war for 71 years?

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) January 23, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.