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Musk backs US withdrawal from UN and NATO

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The tech mogul supports a reassessment of American involvement in both organizations, questioning their relevance and effectiveness.

Billionaire Elon Musk has publicly endorsed the idea of the US withdrawing from both the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Responding to a social media post advocating such a move on Sunday, Musk, who leads the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), commented, “I agree.”

US President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers have vowed to reconsider Washington’s participation in the UN, as well as in the US-led military bloc.

In February, Senator Mike Lee of Utah introduced the Disengaging Entirely from the United Nations Debacle (DEFUND) Act, proposing a complete US withdrawal from the UN. Lee criticized the UN as a “platform for tyrants” that attacks America and its allies, arguing that despite significant funding, the organization has failed to prevent wars, genocides, human rights violations, and pandemics.

Echoing Lee’s sentiments, Musk wrote on X that “America provides way too much funding to the UN and associated entities.”

During his 2016 campaign, Trump described the UN as weak and incompetent, stating it was “not a friend of democracy… freedom… the United States.” Last month, the Trump administration opposed a UN General Assembly resolution demanding Russia’s immediate withdrawal from Ukraine.

Musk, now a key advisor to Trump, has taken the lead in looking for ways to cut costs and reduce the federal workforce. In February, DOGE released its first savings report, claiming an estimated $55 billion in savings through cost-cutting measures.

That same month, Elise Stefanik, Trump’s nominee for US Ambassador to the UN, advocated the global adoption of Musk’s DOGE initiative. She criticized the UN’s financial practices and called for a “Global DOGE” effort to reform international governance. Stefanik also pledged to push for defunding and dismantling UN-affiliated organizations accused of corruption and antisemitism.

Musk has also voiced skepticism about NATO. In February, he labeled the alliance “anachronistic” and called for a full review, questioning its relevance in the post-Cold War era. He also questioned the rationale behind American taxpayers covering a significant portion of Europe’s defense costs, highlighting that the US pays for approximately 67% of NATO’s military expenses, despite spending only 3.5% of its GDP on defense.

His position aligns with Trump, who has frequently criticized NATO, urging members to increase defense expenditure and threatening to withdraw, arguing the US bears an unfair financial burden for European security.

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      • With all respect for your opinion, I wish you well on your path of truth-finding research.
        For a well-meant advice, maybe exchange ’empire’ with ‘cabal’, and the ‘tentacles’ with the ‘talmud’.

  1. And… so should New Zealand!
    Staying OUT of AUKUS is also parallel wisdom.
    The solution for New Zealand?
    Try Armed Neutrality and a repeal of the Firearms Act which is intrusive, full of bureaucratic red tape, and expensive both in processing time and monetary outlay for renewals!
    Since New Zealand signed on to the U.N. Treaty and Agreement some years ago, these also incorporated the United Nations ‘Right to Self-Defence’ under Chapter 7, Article 51, and this applies not only to Nation-States, but to INDIVIDUALS!!!
    Hence, the current New Zealand laws have encroached in the above denying us the right to defend ourselves, while criminals run amok with their firearms (ie ‘Ghost Guns’, 3D Printed Firearms, stolen firearms, etc.) killing those who can’t defend themselves.
    IF there was ever a hostile invasion of New Zealand, the first item the invaders go after is the Firearms Registry.
    Once a population is dis-armed, the genocidal murders begin!
    https://www.bitchute.com/video/sGGfMsclPInE

    Perhaps the crims will play a part in the population reduction, as per the Deagel Forecast for 2025; reducing the population of New Zealand while law-abiding Citizens and Firearms Owners are denied the Right to Self-Defence.
    https://web.archive.org/web/20200629182631/http://www.deagel.com/country/New-Zealand_c0148.aspx
    After all, illegal aliens and criminals are often the ones who carry-out genocides in foreign nations, as they are not killing their own…
    Couple this with the Vaccine die-offs, and the projected results could be accurate.
    & BTW- the projections for the UK are also on par with that of the U.S., with Zionist Starmer doing nothing to protect the Citizens of the U.K. as per Talmudic instructions.
    https://allnewspipeline.com/Americans_Vaxxed_Lines_Up_Alarmingly_With_Deagel.php

  2. ” Lee criticized the UN as a “platform for tyrants” that attacks America and its allies, arguing that despite significant funding, the organization has failed to prevent wars, genocides, human rights violations, and pandemics.”

    Yes. They failed to stop US and Israeli genocide of Palestinians, and wars against Iraqis and Afghanis. And, they also give a platform for Netanyahu the tyrant to spout his rubbish.

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