Donald Trump’s threat to cut aid raises stakes in UN Jerusalem vote

President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off US funding to countries that oppose his decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has sparked criticism.

President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off US funding to countries that oppose his decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has sparked criticism.

Mr Trump went a step further than US Ambassador Nikki Haley who hinted in a tweet and a letter to most of the 193 UN member states on Tuesday that the US would retaliate against countries that vote in favour of a General Assembly resolution calling on the president to rescind his decision.