01/29/2026
📰 Liz Truss Urges Trump to Dismantle United Nations
🇬🇧 Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss on Thursday called on President Donald Trump to push for dismantling the United Nations, arguing the global body has become ineffective and shaped by what she described as a pattern of “bad decisions.”
🏛️ Speaking in a television interview, Truss said the U.N. no longer serves its intended purpose and suggested its New York headquarters could be put to better use. She encouraged Trump to follow through on efforts to challenge international institutions she believes undermine national interests.
🌍 Truss pointed to a recent U.N.-linked court opinion on the Chagos Islands — which said the U.K. improperly separated the territory from Mauritius decades ago — as an example of decisions she views as misguided.
⚖️ The former prime minister, who briefly led the U.K. in 2022, also criticized Britain’s current leadership, accusing it of prioritizing international organizations over the interests of the United Kingdom and the United States.