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| | *Gryboski, Michael (May 14, 2018). [https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-you-have-made-history-5-important-quotes-from-us-embassy-in-jerusalem-ceremony-223982/ 'Trump, You Have Made History': 5 Important Quotes From US Embassy in Jerusalem Ceremony]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved May 14, 2018.</ref> | | *Gryboski, Michael (May 14, 2018). [https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-you-have-made-history-5-important-quotes-from-us-embassy-in-jerusalem-ceremony-223982/ 'Trump, You Have Made History': 5 Important Quotes From US Embassy in Jerusalem Ceremony]. ''The Christian Post''. Retrieved May 14, 2018.</ref> |
| | **The Trump Administration illustrated its pro-Israel stance by cutting its foreign aid to UNRWA<ref name="TrumpUNRWA"/> and to the Palestinian Authority.<ref name="Palestine8/24/2018"/> | | **The Trump Administration illustrated its pro-Israel stance by cutting its foreign aid to UNRWA<ref name="TrumpUNRWA"/> and to the Palestinian Authority.<ref name="Palestine8/24/2018"/> |
| − | *The Trump Administration took several steps to reduce and improve aid to foreign countries: | + | *The Trump Administration took several steps to reduce and improve aid to foreign countries, and it took a skeptical stance toward nation-building.<ref name="NationBuilding2018"/> |
| | **January 2018—Not only did the U.S. withhold $255 million in military aid to [[Pakistan]] due to its lack of cooperation with U.S. counterterrorism efforts,<ref>Gómez, Serafin; Pappas, Alex (January 1, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/01/trump-withholding-millions-in-aid-to-pakistan-as-accuses-country-giving-safe-haven-to-terrorists.html Trump withholding $255M in aid to Pakistan, as he accuses country of giving 'safe haven' to terrorists]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.</ref> but it suspended all security assistance with the country which amounted to at least $900 million.<ref>Multiple references: | | **January 2018—Not only did the U.S. withhold $255 million in military aid to [[Pakistan]] due to its lack of cooperation with U.S. counterterrorism efforts,<ref>Gómez, Serafin; Pappas, Alex (January 1, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/01/trump-withholding-millions-in-aid-to-pakistan-as-accuses-country-giving-safe-haven-to-terrorists.html Trump withholding $255M in aid to Pakistan, as he accuses country of giving 'safe haven' to terrorists]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 4, 2018.</ref> but it suspended all security assistance with the country which amounted to at least $900 million.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *Pennington, Matthew (January 4, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/04/us-accuses-pakistan-over-violations-religious-freedom.html US suspends security assistance to Pakistan]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 4, 2018. | | *Pennington, Matthew (January 4, 2018). [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/04/us-accuses-pakistan-over-violations-religious-freedom.html US suspends security assistance to Pakistan]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 4, 2018. |