Bolton Confirms That the U.S. Will Defund UN Human Rights Office

Cybercast News Service ^ | August 24, 2018 | 12:33 AM EDT | Patrick Goodenough

[Olog-hai]

National Security Advisor John Bolton on Thursday reaffirmed that the administration’s withdrawal from the U.N. Human Rights Council is being accompanied by an end to U.S. funding for the world body’s human rights office. U.S. taxpayers have long paid the largest share.

Bolton told the Associated Press in Geneva that the U.S. will defund the HRC and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), by reducing by the relevant amount the sum that it pays into the regular U.N. operating budget.

CNSNews.com reported on the defunding decision in June, on the same day Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley announced President Trump’s decision to exit the HRC. […]

Apart from paying more than one-fifth of the regular U.N. budget, the U.S. has also traditionally topped the list of countries when it comes to the amount of those voluntary contributions. […]

Welcoming Bolton’s comments Thursday, Israel’s public security and strategic affairs minister Gilad Erdan tweeted, “Those who agree that the U.N. should focus on exposing the world’s worst human rights violators, rather than on obsessively attacking the MidEast’s one true democracy, will applaud [Trump] and [Bolton’s] decision to defund [OHCHR and HRC]. Those who disagree, well …” …

[Diana in Wisconsin]

*APPLAUSE*

Great news! Best. Election. Ever. EVER! MAGA!

[junta]

The same office that ignores the targeting of whites in SA?

[Mark17]

Can’t wait to hear the libtards whine. 👍

[punknpuss]

Exactly!

[knighthawk]

Winning!

[katana]

Obama and most other previous administrations' treatment of the UN is on right. Soft and yellow. Trump administration policy on the left. Hardball is, well HARD, and chin music (and the "The Money She No Come No More") is a sweet melody.

[Mr. K]

TRUMP DOESN’T BELIEVE IN HUMAN RIGHTS!

24/7 coverage to start immediately

(thought I would save the media some time)

[TADSLOS]

👍🏻👊🏻🇺🇸

[SharpRightTurn]

“National Security Advisor John Bolton on Thursday reaffirmed that the administration’s withdrawal from the U.N. Human Rights Council is being accompanied by an end to U.S. funding for the world body’s human rights office. U.S. taxpayers have long paid the largest share.”

#Winning.

[Rurudyne]

Defund the rest of the UN too, please.

Then kick them all out of the country.

[Army Air Corps]

WINNING!

I may be getting a little winded, but I am not tired.

[laplata]

The same office that ignores the targeting of whites in SA?

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That’s right.

And Christian persecution and deaths in many places.

[moovova]

Trifecta-style winning...

[moovova]

“Defund the rest of the UN too, please.
Then kick them all out of the country.”

Convert the U.N.building to condos.

[Rurudyne]

I’m betting it has asbestos issues. So clearly nothing better than low income housing. /runsaway

[stanne]

The same UN that promotes abortion worldwide

[miss marmelstein]

Winning!

[littleharbour]

The UN would make a great location for the next Trump Tower. :)

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