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FIRST ON FOX: President Trump sees “great promise” in the United Nations, according to its candidate for UN ambassador, Elise Stefanik, who said she would bring “reforms” to the organization.
“In discussing this nomination with President Trump, the president told me that he sees great promise in the United Nations if it focuses on its founding mission of international peace and security. President Trump has long advocated for peace and not new wars “, said. he will say, according to excerpts from his opening statement for Tuesday’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, obtained by Fox News Digital.
He will pledge to support Israel, which faces chronic criticism for the war in gaza – and work to ensure that the agency uses American tax dollars to advance American interests.
“As the world faces crisis after crisis, with hostages, including Americans still held captive by Hamas, and national security challenges ranging from China, Russia, North Korea and Iran, it has never been more critical that the United States lead strongly . and moral clarity,” Stefanik plans to say.
Trump’s nominee to be UN ambassador will say the president sees “great promise” in the organization. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“As a member of Congress, I also deeply understand that we must be good stewards of American taxpayer dollars. The United States is by far the largest contributor to the United Nations. Our taxes should not be complicit in propping up entities that go against American rights, anti-Semitic interests or engaging in fraud, corruption or terrorism.
“We must invest in programs that strengthen our national security and produce results. To increase the effectiveness of UN programs, we must drive reforms. If confirmed, I will be the first UN ambassador in more than two decades to come directly congressional – and I have a deep respect and understanding of the oversight and appropriations role of the legislative branch. “I look forward to using my strong relationships with the House and Senate to achieve much-needed reforms.”
After Tuesday’s hearing, where Stefanik will be questioned about her plans to represent the United States at the UN, the Foreign Relations Committee will vote on her confirmation before moving to a full vote in the Senate.
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Stefanik, who currently serves as chair of the House GOP Conference, is expected to navigate confirmation in the U.N. role. Senator John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, has already He said he will vote for her. – Both are strong supporters of Israel. He served on the Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, but went viral for his work on the other side of the table last year when he questioned university presidents and their policies surrounding pro-Gaza protests during the House hearings. Education Committee.
The UN ambassador is a Cabinet level positionmeaning Stefanik will meet regularly with the president to share updates and suggestions, if confirmed.
Both Trump and Stefanik have been critical of the UN, and Trump cut funding to certain UN agencies and programs during his first term.
Stefanik, who currently serves as chair of the House Republican Party Conference, is expected to be confirmed to represent the United States at the United Nations. (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Both Trump and Stefanik have been critical of the UN, and Trump cut funding to certain UN agencies and programs during his first term. (AP Photo/Eduardo Muñoz Álvarez)
Founded with the mission of promoting global peace, development and respect for human rights after World War II, the UN depends on the United States for about a third of its budget. president biden increased US financial contributions to the UN and its sister agencies, increasing them from $11.6 billion in 2020 to $18.1 billion in 2022.
The United States gave about three times more that year than the next largest contributors, Germany, with $6.8 billion, and Japan, with $2.7 billion.
That amount of funding gives a new administration leeway to withhold funding from the UN if its global interests do not align with those of the United States, an idea that some Republicans we have already pressed.
Trump will be in office when international organization elects its next secretary general in 2026 and the United States will have veto power over any candidate.
The UN depends particularly on the United States for its global aid programs.
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In 2022, it provided half of all contributions to the World Food Program and about a third of all contributions to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the International Organization for Migration.
And critics have warned that China has infiltrated the agency: the CCP doubled the number of its citizens employed at the UN to almost 15,000 between 2009 and 2021.
