A new bill in Congress aims to defund and withdraw the U.S. from the United Nations. Rep. Chip Roy leads the charge, calling the U.N. a “corrupt globalist organization” that undermines American interests.
The battle over America’s role in the world just escalated. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) has re-introduced the DEFUND Act of 2025, a bill designed to cut all U.S. funding to the United Nations and withdraw from the global body entirely. Backed by high-profile Republicans, including Sen. Mike Lee and House Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers, the legislation reflects growing frustration over what conservatives see as a bloated, corrupt institution hostile to American interests.
Roy pulled no punches. “The United Nations has enjoyed American tax money while undermining our interests, attacking our allies, and bolstering our adversaries,” he declared. “Despite decades of funding, the U.N. has failed to prevent wars, genocides, human rights violations, and pandemics.”
Sen. Mike Lee echoed the sentiment, blasting the U.N. as a “platform for tyrants” that wastes U.S. resources while pushing a globalist agenda. He argued that with Donald Trump leading an “America First” revolution in foreign policy, the time has come to ditch the U.N. and focus on real alliances that actually benefit the U.S.
The bill targets key U.N. agencies that conservatives see as hostile to U.S. interests:
UNRWA, accused of supporting terrorism
WHO, criticized for parroting Chinese Communist Party talking points during COVID
UN Population Fund, slammed for its “Orwellian” globalist agenda
UN Human Rights Council, labeled as anti-Israel and pro-dictator
The DEFUND Act has strong support from Trump-aligned Republicans, including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Thomas Massie, Anna Paulina Luna, and Sen. Marsha Blackburn.
While past efforts to defund the U.N. have faced resistance, the shifting political landscape under Trump’s leadership could bring the U.S. closer than ever to cutting ties with the global body. With tensions rising between Washington and international institutions, will 2025 be the year America finally walks away from the United Nations?
