(DCNF)—The Trump administration has reportedly suspended financial contributions to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as of Thursday.
The decision comes as part of a broader shift by President Donald Trump to distance the U.S. from international institutions perceived to undermine American sovereignty or misallocate taxpayer dollars. U.S. funding for both 2024 and 2025 has been halted, amounting to roughly 11% of the WTO’s annual operating budget, with the organization’s total 2024 budget amounting to roughly $232 million, according to Reuters.
“Why is it that China, for decades, and with a population much bigger than ours, is paying a tiny fraction of [dollars] to The World Health Organization, The United Nations and, worst of all, The World Trade Organization, where they are considered a so-called ‘developing country’ and are therefore given massive advantages over The United States, and everyone else?” Trump wrote in May 2020.
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“Why is it that China, for decades, and with a population much bigger than ours, is paying a tiny fraction…”
Ahhh because they don’t hate their own country. Start there and work your way down to they’re not stupid as well.
wtf does the wto provide for me, assholes?
Amen Brother Ben!
Trump is saving us Millions per day, billions per week to over a Trillion over several months. PROMISES MADE PROMISES KEPT!!!!
Oh no!
As an aside, Australia is moaning about loss of funding from us to their universities research programs. They say we are equal beneficiaries of such. I figure it’s tree frog mating habits or some transgender perversion study. Because those folks hire the best grant writers.
Yee Hah!
A conservative red fist up, and not the communist red fist.
“with the organization’s total 2024 budget amounting to roughly $232 million”
Soo.. By Dem standards, 1 or 2 people work there?