Trump indicators govt memo pulling US from 66 worldwide entities

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a presidential memorandum directing the U.S. to withdraw from 66 worldwide organizations, ordering govt departments and companies to stop participation in and funding of entities the administration says not serve U.S. pursuits.

The memorandum follows a State Division assessment ordered earlier this yr beneath Government Order 14199 and applies to 35 non-United Nations organizations and 31 United Nations entities, in keeping with the White Home.

Within the memorandum, Trump mentioned he reviewed Secretary Rubio's findings and decided it's "opposite to the pursuits of the U.S. to stay a member of, take part in, or in any other case present help" to the listed organizations.

The order directs all govt departments and companies to take instant steps to effectuate the withdrawals as quickly as attainable. For United Nations entities, withdrawal means ceasing participation in or funding to the extent permitted by regulation.

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The administration framed the transfer as a part of Trump’s broader "America First" agenda geared toward restoring American sovereignty and ending taxpayer help for organizations it views as wasteful, ineffective or opposite to U.S. pursuits.

Overview of extra worldwide organizations stays ongoing, in keeping with the White Home.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned the withdrawals fulfill a key dedication of Trump’s presidency.

"At the moment, President Trump introduced the U.S. is leaving 66 anti-American, ineffective, or wasteful worldwide organizations," Rubio mentioned in a publish on X. "Overview of extra worldwide organizations stays ongoing."

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Rubio mentioned the administration concluded the establishments had been "redundant of their scope, mismanaged, pointless, wasteful, poorly run, captured by the pursuits of actors advancing their very own agendas opposite to our personal, or a menace to our nation’s sovereignty, freedoms, and normal prosperity."

"It's not acceptable to be sending these establishments the blood, sweat, and treasure of the American individuals, with little to nothing to point out for it," Rubio mentioned. "The times of billions of {dollars} in taxpayer cash flowing to overseas pursuits on the expense of our individuals are over."

President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations Common Meeting Sept. 23, in New York. (David Dee Delgado/Bloomberg through Getty Photographs)

The listing contains organizations concerned in areas reminiscent of local weather, vitality, growth, governance, migration and gender coverage, in keeping with the White Home. The White Home revealed the complete listing alongside the order.

Rubio mentioned the withdrawals replicate a shift in how the administration views worldwide engagement.

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"We won't proceed expending sources, diplomatic capital, and the legitimizing weight of our participation in establishments which can be irrelevant to or in battle with our pursuits," Rubio mentioned. "We search cooperation the place it serves our individuals and can stand agency the place it doesn't."