Trump signs executive memo pulling US from 66 international entities

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

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

Within the memorandum, Trump stated he had reviewed it Secretary Rubio’s findings and decided that it’s “opposite to the pursuits of the US to take care of membership in, take part in, or in any other case assist” the listed organizations.

The order directs all govt departments and businesses to take speedy steps to implement the withdrawals as rapidly as doable. For United Nations entities, withdrawal means ceasing participation in or funding to the extent permitted by regulation.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio seems to be on as President Donald Trump speaks throughout a gathering within the Cupboard Room of the White Home in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP through Getty Photos)

The administration framed the transfer as a part of Trump’s broader “America First” agenda, aimed toward restoring American sovereignty and ending taxpayer assist for organizations it views as wasteful, ineffective or opposite to American pursuits.

In accordance with the White Home, the evaluation of further worldwide organizations stays ongoing.

State Secretary Marco Rubio stated the withdrawals fulfill a key promise of Trump’s presidency.

“Right now, President Trump introduced that the US will go away 66 anti-American, ineffective or wasteful worldwide organizations,” Rubio stated in a put up on X. “The evaluation of further worldwide organizations stays ongoing.”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies earlier than the Senate International Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC (Jose Luis Magana/The Related Press)

Rubio stated the administration concluded that the establishments have been “redundant of their scope, mismanaged, pointless, wasteful, misguided, captured by the pursuits of actors advancing their very own agendas that conflicted with ours, or threatened the sovereignty, freedoms and basic prosperity of our nation.”

“It’s not acceptable to ship these establishments the blood, sweat and treasure of the American individuals with little to nothing to point out for it,” Rubio stated. “The time for billions of {dollars} of taxpayer cash to stream to international pursuits on the expense of our individuals is over.”

President Donald Trump will tackle the United Nations Common Meeting on September 23 in New York. (David Dee Delgado/Bloomberg through Getty Photos)

The record contains organizations concerned in areas reminiscent of local weatherpower, growth, governance, migration and gender insurance policies, the White Home stated. The White Home printed the complete record alongside the order.

Rubio stated the withdrawals mirror a shift in the best way the administration views worldwide engagement.

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“We is not going to proceed to expend assets, diplomatic capital and the legitimizing weight of our participation in establishments which are irrelevant or opposite to our pursuits,” Rubio stated. “We’re wanting cooperation the place it serves our individuals and can stay steadfast the place that isn’t the case.”

The White Home and State Division didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.