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Our allies all the time and become disdained around the world, which donald trump is right now, i dont see how that helps americas interest. slash the budget and try it to one event like the jerusalem move, it seemed to me just another trump miscue. >> bill, lets talk about that because todays threat at the u.n. came from nikkei haley. do you think shes in favor of taking names of countries that voted against the u.s. oor is she like others just playing to president trump? >> i dont think its a ...

The white house as the president is at odds with much of the world over his controversial decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel, prompting a harsh rebuke at the u.n. >> they take hundreds of millions of dollars, even billions of dollars, and vote against us. well, were watching those votes. let them is vote against us. well save a lot. we dont care. >> reporter: 128 countries voting to approve a resolution demanding the trump administration withdraw his decision. 35 abstaining...

Vote. there was a smaller vote in the u.n. security council on monday where she talked about this being the will of the american people, that this reflecting reality, you know, she has explained multiple times now in the u.s. view this doesnt really change anything and it doesnt change the final status of jerusalem, but, obviously, we see most of the rest of the world feel absolutely otherwise. i mean the u.s. was completely isolated in the vote on monday. now comes the bigger vote in the u.n. g...

Will make any difference on tha that. >> the u.n. called this emergency session to debate a resolution rejecting the u.s. of decision recognizing jerusalem as israels capital. proposed by turkey and yemen, they drew the support of nearly every single arab and muslim country and many more around the globe. >> we believe the decision by the u.s. government to relocate the u.s. embassy to jerusalem is addressable, it is not a sustainable solution. >> we will not be m intimidated! you can be strong,...

Taken advantage of any longer. >> lets go live to jerusalem and orren liebermann. oren, when is this going to happen and what do we expect? >> reporter: well, christine, president donald trumps threat to cut off foreign aid and nikki haleys threat there not expected to have any real impact on the outcome of this vote, and thats because its expected to pass not only a little bit, but overwhelmingly. and if you want an idea of the kind of margin were looking at in the 183-member united nations gen...

Who is one of the big sponsors is egypt, of course. egypt gets the most aid from the united states of any country in the world except for israel, about $1.3 billion a year. why does egypt get that much aid? because it signed a peace treaty with israel? is the united states going to cut off aid with egypt in order to be at peace with israel because its upset about this resolution regarding the capital of israel. its a very complicated situation there and one that might have ramifications that pre...

Nikki haley issued this stern warning. >> america will put our embassy in jerusalem. that is what the american people want us to do. and it is the right thing to do. no vote in the united nations will make any difference on that. but this vote will make a difference on how americans look at the un, and how we look at countries who disrespect us in the un, and this vote will be remembered. >> nbcs ron allen is at the united nations here in new york. the global response to the u.s. action in jerus...

Assistance and nikki haley saying the u.s. will be taking names, and thats because theres been a similar vote in recent days at the 183-member united nations general assembly. just a couple days ago they voted on palestinian self-determination, and that vote passed 176 in favor and only 7 against or abstaining. and this vote is expected to go much the same way, with even the moderate arab states, who have a pretty good relationship with president trump, voting in favor of this resolution to null...

Against or abstaining, israel and the u.s. in the against or abstaining category. tonights vote, which is in emergency meeting of the general assembly, could have much the same result, a vast majority of countries voting to attempt to nullify president trumps recognition of jerusalem as the capital of israel. now, it is a non binding vote, which means that they cant actually change president trumps position or have any sort of facts on the ground effect on what happens, but it is a stinging rebu...

>> you said she was upping the ante. do you think thats going to work when its time to vote? >> i dont think its going to -- look. at this point, every country thats there has worked out with their capital how they will vote on this. theyre probably not as concerned about broader u.n. funding but certainly this is going to create a question now going forward. is the u.s. going to follow through with these threats? as we were saying, president trump does not like to look when he backs down when h...