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Trump Withdraws from UN Forum, Calls It Racist

1/8/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing from the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent and labeled it racist.
The administration argued the forum's policies violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and framed its advocacy as racial grievances.
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the United States would not support race-based wealth redistribution, while the forum calls for reparations and climate-justice reforms.

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing from the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent and labeled it racist.
The administration argued the forum's policies violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment and framed its advocacy as racial grievances.
State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said the United States would not support race-based wealth redistribution, while the forum calls for reparations and climate-justice reforms.