UN tensions with Trump administration mount as both sides dig in
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An era of relative harmony between the United States and United Nations appears to be coming to an end, as President Trump’s envoy takes on the international body’s inclination toward inaction — and U.N. leaders take swipes at the new administration in Washington.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley made clear last week that her tenure at the New York headquarters would mark a change in tone as she defended U.S. missile strikes against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following a deadly chemical attack on citizens, including children.
Haley accused the U.N. of “consistently” failing to act on Syria, while also forcing the Security Council into open session when one nation, Bolivia, apparently tried to discuss the strikes in private.
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