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Exclusive | Sen. Tom Cotton leads 24 GOPers in urging Trump to ‘dismantle UNRWA,’ cut it from UN budget
- Sen. Tom Cotton led a group of about 24 Republican lawmakers urging President Trump to dismantle UNRWA and cut it from the UN budget.
- The letter cites recent federal watchdog findings about UNRWA employees with ties to Hamas or involvement with the October 7, 2023 attacks in Israel.
- The GOP push follows Trump's February 2025 executive order that paused US funding to UNRWA.
- House and Senate Republicans are discussing further UN funding cuts and restricting aid to agencies that don’t cooperate with watchdog investigations.
- The report notes ongoing investigations by USAID OIG and reviews by the DOJ and FBI into UNRWA staff.
- The New York Post confirms the exclusive about Cotton’s leadership of the GOP letter.
- Republicans argue UNRWA operations in Gaza must be free of terrorism ties and committed to transparency and peace.
- Sen. Bill Hagerty and other co-signers joined the letter supporting UNRWA funding scrutiny.
- The Post reported on UNRWA staff investigations, with USAID OIG naming 21 staff for suspension or debarment.
- The report highlights ongoing UN funding debates as part of Gaza recovery and reconstruction efforts.
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