Wielding Aid as a Cudgel May Backfire, When Most Already Vote with US

The Trump administration is hinting it will soon follow through with threats to curtail foreign aid to countries that don’t vote with Washington at the United Nations. The irony is, more and more countries are voting with the U.S., at record rates, but that doesn’t seem to be stopping the moves to punish those perceived as ungrateful.

President Donald Trump laid the groundwork during his State of the Union address in January, when he called on Congress to “ensure American foreign assistance dollars always serve American interests, and only go to America’s friends.”

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