United States, 8 January 2026 The Trump administration announced on Wednesday that the United States will withdraw from 66 international organizations, characterizing the move as a necessary step to protect American “blood, sweat, and treasure.”
In a press statement released by the State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the targeted institutions as “redundant,” “mismanaged,” and “unnecessary.” He argued that what began as a framework for global peace has “morphed into a sprawling architecture of global governance, often dominated by progressive ideology and detached from national interests.”
“President Trump is clear: It is no longer acceptable to be sending these institutions the blood, sweat, and treasure of the American people, with little to nothing to show for it,” Rubio said. “The days of billions of dollars in taxpayer money flowing to foreign interests at the expense of our people are over.”