The new US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has pledged to overhaul the world body and warned US allies that she will be “taking names” of countries that do not support the administration of President Donald Trump.
“For those who don’t have our backs, we’re taking names,” Haley told reporters on Friday as she arrived at UN headquarters for her first meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
“Everything that’s working, we’re going to make it better; everything that’s not working, we’re going to try and fix; and anything that seems to be obsolete and not necessary, we’re going to do away with,” Haley said.
“This is a time of strength. This is a time of action. This is a time of getting things done,” she added.
Heley, 45, is the daughter of Indian immigrants and was the governor of South Carolina. Like Trump, she lacks foreign policy and diplomatic experience.
The remarks of the newly appointed US ambassador were…