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(130,314 posts) Thu Jan 8, 2026, 02:53 PM Thursday

U.S. Pulls Out of 66 International Organizations

U.S. Pulls Out of 66 International Organizations

January 8, 2026 at 6:18 am EST By Taegan Goddard 79 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/01/08/u-s-pulls-out-of-66-international-organizations/

“The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will withdraw the United States from dozens of international organizations and bodies associated with the United Nations as Washington retrenches from global cooperation on everything from climate change to cotton,” the Washington Post reports.

“In total, according to the White House, the United States will withdraw from 66 organizations or bodies. Of that number, 31 are entities associated with the United Nations.”