What did Donald Trump claim about foreign policy on 22 Sep 2026? "We cut the UN budget for the first time ever"
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
We cut the UN budget for the first time ever
Not the first time. In 2015 the UN approved a 2016-2017 budget of $5.4 billion, about $400 million less than the $5.8 billion for 2014-2015.
In December 2015 the General Assembly approved a budget of $5.4 billion for the 2016-2017 biennium. The UN's meetings coverage said the figure was 'roughly $400 million lower than the $5.8 billion final appropriations for 2014-2015' (UN meetings coverage GA/11747, Dec. 23, 2015).
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- Address to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
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