United Nations officials remain in a panic about President Donald Trump’s budget cuts. For decades, the United States talked about reform and even took aim at its contribution to the U.N.’s budget, but most administrations used a scalpel. More populist politicians recommended taking a cleaver to U.N. bloat. Trump’s team comes armed with an axe in one hand and a chainsaw in the other.
Trump and the U.N. could save billions by eliminating failed peacekeeping operations.
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