(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
The United Nation’s Human Rights Council has been an international laughing stock for years, providing a platform to tyrannical nations including China, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, and Cuba to voice their opposition to the U.S. and Israel.
Well, President Trump has had enough and is expected to signal on Tuesday that the U.S. may withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council unless they remove their “anti-Israel bias,” reported Reuters on Monday.
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said that she will make the formal decision on whether or not to withdraw after a three-week long meeting in Geneva.
“When the council passes more than 70 resolutions against Israel, a country with a strong human rights record, and just seven resolutions against Iran, a country with an abysmal human rights record, you know something is seriously wrong,” wrote Haley.
Back in March, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had a similar message to the U.N., either reform the Council or we’re out.
This isn’t the first time that the United States has caused waves with the U.N. over the Human Rights Council’s anti-Israel stances. Under George W. Bush, the U.S. boycotted the Council before rejoining under President Obama who wasn’t as concerned about their position.
Despite the fact that the Trump administration was defending a key ally and one of the few nations in the Middle East to defend human rights, liberals pounced on him over the idea of a possible withdrawal, linking it to several conspiracy theories including Russia.
“Withdraw from Human Rights Council” ? Of course! Why not? Human Rights are being eliminated via Trump admin for USA – MONEY over HUMANITY https://t.co/J2DUB84cll
— BOO™ ?? {Κагеп} (@WEYEZSOXBOO) June 5, 2017
My God! Don’t let 45 withdraw from UN Human Rights Council! Do something please!
— shotsy46224 (@SharonShotts) June 5, 2017
Paris coupled with the possibility of withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council = complete US abdication of global leadership https://t.co/KLTS8fOwbG
— Erin Tromble (@Little_EET) June 5, 2017
Apparently “winning” means quitting:
NATO
Paris Accord
UN Human Rights Council
Support for Public Schools
… this list goes on.
I’m tired. https://t.co/s46CM7IEpW— Hal Render (@HalRender) June 5, 2017
@nikkihaley If you are part of pulling the US out of the UN Human Rights Council, you will go down with Trump into the lowest of the low!
— Jeff Slayton (@JeffSlayton2) June 5, 2017
Withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council sends a horrible message, regardless of how you try to spin it @nikkihaley. Come on! https://t.co/dxmp8YOnkG
— Meagan (@mrs_maygen) June 5, 2017
I’d honestly be more surprised if an administration that doesn’t care about most humans stayed on the Human Rights Council. https://t.co/tYFSIGM12D
— Christine ? (@cloudburst612) June 5, 2017
THIS IS NOT NORMAL! We are supposed to be the LEADERS re Human Rights. #RAGE #FAIL ?? “US may withdraw from UN Human Rights Council.” https://t.co/qFhRir4JPo
— Teresa (@MDTeresa) June 5, 2017
