President Donald Trump says he could solve the United Nations’ money problems “very easily” if the organization would just ask him for help. He claims he only needs to make a few phone calls to fix the crisis. Senior U.N. officials have recently warned that the organization is dangerously close to running out of cash. This crisis could force the U.N. to scale back its global operations. Some reports even suggest that the New York headquarters might have to shut down entirely.
Speaking recently from Florida, Trump compared the current U.N. situation to his previous work with NATO member dues. According to Politico, he believes he can force member nations to pay their unpaid commitments. “If they came to Trump and told him, I’d get everybody to pay up, just like I got NATO to pay up,” he said. He added that the solution would be almost instant. “All I have to do is call these countries… they would send checks within minutes.”
