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Cuts to protect u.s. interests. i want to take a look at just what the u.n. budget is and what it does. let's walk over here to the board and i can show you this. the u.n. budget for 2018 tops out at $5.4 billion. the u.s. contributes about 22% of the total budget. contributions are calculated from a formula that is in the united nations charter. next year, the u.s. owes the u.n. about $1.2 billion. meaning that cut to the budget saved the u.s. about $62 million. not that big a deal. where is all this money going? last year, u.s. contributions made up 37% of u.n.hcr's funding. the high commiss...

United nations budget. use ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley, praise the cuts is a big step in the right direction. fox business is blake burman has it. >> at u.s. ambassador to the united nations say this is a historic reduction in spending over the weekend, touting how the u.n. budget for the fiscal year 2018, 2019 will be dropped by $285 billion, and shortly after, in a statement she describes that the inefficiency and overspending of the united nations are well-known. we will no longer at the generosity of the american people be taken advantage of, or remain unchecked. you and spending i...

After nomination overwhelmingly disapproved of the trump administration's new policy regarding israel and the u.s. embassy there. the former ambassador to the u.n. john bolton said earlier today, he does not feel there is a link between that vote in the u.n. budget. >> trish: national security expert says these cuts are absolutely necessary. rebecca. we pay more than anyone. where now starting to see, maybe we need to be a little bit more careful with her money. >> is not this year amount of money the taxpayers pay, the money is not being used to further u.s. interest. 22% of the overall budge...

Talk to reporters, this wasn't worth the cost of alienating the united states, the palestinian throwing a temper tantrum, get back to acting like adults. jillian: it came out the us negotiated a $285 million cut in the un budget for the next year, how big a deal do you think that is? >> it is a big deal on its own, $285 billion here or there begins to add up, a big deal on its own but even more significantly this shows there hasn't been a backlash to the way the us approached our embassy in jerusalem. we heard everywhere, the us is going to be isolated but since the vote happened ambassador ha...

Expectation that our goodwill is recognized and respected. when a nation is singled out for attack in this organization, that nation is disrespected. once more, that nation is asked to pay for the privilege of being disrespected. >> the latest united nations reduction is following another u.n. budget cuts burned by the u.s. the u.n. peacekeeping mission which has separate funding slashed its $8 billion budget by $600 million. washington still picks up the largest portion of thehe peacekeeping tab, up to billion dollars a year. doug? >> doug: david lee miller in new york tonight. thank you, dav...