Trump: ‘A Massive Source of Embarrassment to the U.N. that’ Human Rights Offenders Sit on ‘Human Rights Council’

TRUMP We also thank ░░░░░░░░ Secretary General for recognizing ░░░░░░░░ the United Nations must ░░░░░░░░ if it is to ░░░░░░░░ an effective partner in ░░░░░░░░ threats to sovereignty security ░░░░░░░░ prosperity Too often the ░░░░░░░░ of this organization has ░░░░░░░░ been on results but ░░░░░░░░ bureaucracy and process In ░░░░░░░░ cases states that seek ░░░░░░░░ subvert this institution s ░░░░░░░░ aims have hijacked the ░░░░░░░░ systems that are supposed ░░░░░░░░ advance them For example ░░░░░░░░ is a massive source ░░░░░░░░ embarrassment to the United ░░░░░░░░ that some governments with ░░░░░░░░ human rights records sit ░░░░░░░░ the U N Human ░░░░░░░░ Council The United States ░░░░░░░░ one out of 193 ░░░░░░░░ in the United Nations ░░░░░░░░ yet we paid 22 ░░░░░░░░ of the entire budget ░░░░░░░░ more In fact we ░░░░░░░░ far more than anybody ░░░░░░░░ The United States bears ░░░░░░░░ unfair cost burden But ░░░░░░░░ be fair if it ░░░░░░░░ actually accomplish all of ░░░░░░░░ stated goals especially the ░░░░░░░░ of peace this investment ░░░░░░░░ easily be well worth ░░░░░░░░ Major portions of the ░░░░░░░░ are in conflict and ░░░░░░░░ in fact are going ░░░░░░░░ hell but the powerful ░░░░░░░░ in this room under ░░░░░░░░ guidance and auspices of ░░░░░░░░ United Nations can solve ░░░░░░░░ of these vicious and ░░░░░░░░ problems The American people ░░░░░░░░ that one day soon ░░░░░░░░ United Nations can be ░░░░░░░░ much more accountable and ░░░░░░░░ advocate for human dignity ░░░░░░░░ freedom around the world ░░░░░░░░ the meantime we believe ░░░░░░░░ no nation should have ░░░░░░░░ bear a disproportionate share ░░░░░░░░ the burden militarily or ░░░░░░░░ Nations of the world ░░░░░░░░ take a greater role ░░░░░░░░ promoting secure and prosperous ░░░░░░░░ in their own regions.”