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'The United Nations has devolved into a platform for tyrants,' said Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah
Republican lawmakers have launched an effort to withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations, amid concern that the international humanitarian and human rights organization fails to promote American interests and align with President Donald Trump’s "America First" agenda.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, introduced legislation Thursday called the Disengaging Entirely From the United Nations Debacle Act of 2025, which would terminate U.S. membership in the U.N. and its affiliated bodies, and funding to those groups. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is co-sponsoring the measure in the upper chamber.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, is poised to introduce the measure in the House Friday, claiming that the U.N. and its bodies don’t advance the interests of Americans.
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‘No sane country would stand for this’: Lawmakers launch effort to withdraw US from UN
FIRST ON FOX: The legislation would terminate U.S. membership in the United Nations and its affiliated bodies, and funding to those groups.