{"id":13533,"date":"2026-02-02T13:20:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/?p=13533"},"modified":"2026-02-05T05:58:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T05:58:42","slug":"trump-claims-he-could-easily-solve-un-money-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/trump-claims-he-could-easily-solve-un-money-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump claims he could \u2018easily\u2019 solve UN money problems"},"content":{"rendered":"

The global body is at risk of \u201cimminent financial collapse,\u201d Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned<\/strong><\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump has claimed that he could swiftly fix the United Nations’ money problems if the organization asked him for help.<\/p>\n

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the global body is at risk of “imminent financial collapse”<\/em> as a result of unpaid dues and funding shortfalls by some member states.<\/p>\n

Unless the collection of contributions “drastically”<\/em> improves, the organization will not be able to fully implement its 2026 budget, potentially running out of funds for key programs by July, Guterres said.<\/p>\n

Trump told Politico on Sunday that he was unaware of any US debts to the UN, but claimed he could “solve the problem very easily”<\/em> and make sure that other nations also paid up.<\/p>\n

“If they came to Trump and told him, I’d get everybody to pay up, just like I got NATO to pay up. All I have to do is call these countries… they would send checks within minutes,” <\/em>the US president said.<\/p>\n

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Citing unnamed UN officials, ABC News reported on Friday that Washington currently owes $2.2 billion to the organization’s regular budget and another $1.8 billion to its separate purse for peacekeeping operations. Russia paid its UN contribution for 2026 in full in December.<\/p>\n

The financial situation is so bad that the UN could end up abandoning its headquarters in New York City, the New York Times reported, citing high-ranking sources within the body.<\/p>\n

Trump ruled out such a development, insisting that “the UN is not leaving New York, and it’s not leaving the US, because the UN has tremendous potential.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“When I’m no longer around to settle wars, the UN can,”<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n

The statement goes against the US president’s earlier criticism of the organization, which he accused of being ineffective. “What is the purpose of the United Nations?”<\/em> Trump said from the UN tribune last September. “All they seem to do is write a really strongly worded letter and then never follow that letter up. It’s empty words and empty words don’t solve war,”<\/em> he argued.<\/p>\n

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Since Trump returned to office a year ago, the US has withdrawn from multiple UN programs and organizations, including the World Health Organization and the cultural agency, UNESCO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The global body is at risk of \u201cimminent financial collapse,\u201d Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned US President Donald Trump has claimed that he could swiftly fix the United Nations’ money problems if the organization asked him for help. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the global body is…<\/p>\n

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