Huckabee: Take Money from U.N. for U.S. Soldiers

"Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says the U.S. should take the billions of dollars it now gives to the United Nations and instead give it to American soldiers who served 'under the U.S. flag.'

Huckabee's comments came in an interview with the Fox News Channel's Eric Bolling on 'The O'Reilly Factor.' He referenced the massive funding in the U.S. budget for the international organization.

'We should eliminate it, and I'll tell you something,' said Huckabee, a candidate for president in 2012 and 2016.

'We ought to take that money that's going to the U.N. and make it available to veterans who have served under the U.S. flag and make sure they get the benefits they need,' he said.

'We are getting zero benefits' from the U.N., he continued. 'And we are getting embarrassed by the actions of the U.N.

'That's money that ought to be spent on American service men and service women, and I hope Donald Trump make it one of the first acts of his presidency.'

He was reacting to the Obama administration's decision to allow a resolution to be approved in the U.N. that condemns Israel as operating outside of international law.

The focal point is the Jewish communities in territory recaptured by Israel in the 1967 war launched by its Arab neighbors..."