President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for US ambassador to the United Nations will question whether US funding for the intergovernmental organization that “does more harm than good” is justified, according to a report.
During her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley will indicate that she believes the United States should reconsider its contribution of 22 percent to the UN’s annual budget, CNN reported.
“Are we getting what we pay for?” she is expected to ask, according to a copy of her opening statement obtained by the network.
Haley will also state that the UN is increasingly moving away from US interests at home and abroad.
“[The UN] is an institution that is often at odds with American national interests and American taxpayers,” she will say. “More Americans are becoming convinced…that the United Nations does more harm than good.”
Furthermore, Haley will criticize the UN for a recent Security…