"The election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president was met with disbelief and despondency on Wednesday among some United Nations officials and diplomats amid uncertainty surrounding his foreign policy and likely engagement with the world body.
Trump, a Republican, has described the 71-year-old United Nations as weak and incompetent...
'The United Nations is not a friend of democracy, it's not a friend to freedom, it's not a friend even to the United States of America,' Trump said during a speech in March to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee...
A western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, summed up how Trump's victory could impact the United Nations: 'I think there will be a long hangover.'"
November 9, 2016
United Nations Shocked by Trump Victory
President-elect Donald Trump giving his victory speech, November 8, 2016
Date
November 9, 2016
Title
Disbelief, Questions at United Nations after Trump Victory, Reuters
Author(s)
Michelle Nichols
Original Source
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