Ah, January 2026, and President Donald Trump is already swinging the wrecking ball like a man who’s just discovered his ex-wife’s alimony payments were funding a fleet of hybrid Priuses. In a move that’s got the global elite clutching their fair-trade lattes, Trump announced on January 7 that the United States is pulling the plug on 66 international agreements, organizations, and treaties—many of them tangled up in the great climate change boondoggle. It’s like cleaning out the attic after a bad divorce from the United Nations: out go the dusty knick-knacks of globalism, the overpriced souvenirs from eco-summits, and anything that smells like a Paris Accord hangover. From an America First perch, this isn’t retreat; it’s reclaiming the wheel from a bunch of backseat drivers who’ve been steering us toward economic potholes for decades.
Think of it as Trump’s New Year’s resolution: slim down America’s international waistline by shedding the bureaucratic blubber that’s been weighing us down. These 66 entities—31 under the UN umbrella and 35 freeloaders outside it—have been sucking up taxpayer dollars while preaching sermons on everything from carbon footprints to cultural preservation. But the real fireworks are in the climate corner, where Trump is torching the sacred cows of green globalism. Why? Because, as any red-blooded American knows, sovereignty isn’t a group project, and prosperity doesn’t come from signing treaties that handcuff our energy independence.
Today, President Trump announced the U.S. is leaving 66 anti-American, useless, or wasteful international organizations. Review of additional international organizations remains ongoing.
These withdrawals keep a key promise President Trump made to Americans – we will stop…
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) January 8, 2026
The Climate Cabal: Who’s Getting the Boot and Why
Let’s zero in on the climate culprits, the ones that make up the meat of this withdrawal menu. These aren’t just agreements; they’re full-blown bureaucracies with budgets bigger than some small countries’ GDPs, all dedicated to the noble art of telling America how to run its factories, farms, and furnaces. Trump’s dumping them because they’re contrary to U.S. interests—redundant, mismanaged, wasteful, and often captured by agendas that prioritize global virtue-signaling over American jobs and energy dominance. In short, they’re the international equivalent of a vegan potluck at a Texas barbecue: well-intentioned, maybe, but utterly out of place.
First up, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the granddaddy of them all. Signed back in 1992, this treaty is the foundation for every climate confab since, including the infamous Paris Agreement that Trump already bailed on once before. It’s got nearly every country on board, coordinating efforts to “slow down climate change” through endless negotiations, emissions targets, and wealth transfers from rich nations to poorer ones. Trump’s reason for the heave-ho? It’s a threat to national sovereignty, forcing the U.S. into commitments that hobble our fossil fuel prowess while letting big polluters like China slide. Withdrawing effective January 27, 2026, this move sidelines America from the global climate circus, freeing us to drill, baby, drill without UN busybodies peering over our shoulder.
Then there’s the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the so-called authoritative voice on climate science. This non-UN body churns out reports every few years, painting doomsday scenarios that justify trillion-dollar green schemes. But from an America First lens, it’s bloated science-by-committee, often accused of cherry-picking data to push alarmism. Trump’s axing it because it’s unnecessary and poor-performing—why fund a global echo chamber when we’ve got our own experts who don’t buy into the “hoax” narrative? Ditching the IPCC means no more U.S. dollars propping up reports that guilt-trip us into economic suicide.
Don’t forget the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Solar Alliance—twin temples to windmills and solar panels. IRENA, founded in 2009, promotes renewables worldwide with policy advice and tech transfers, while the Solar Alliance pushes solar power in sunny climes. Sounds harmless? Not when they’re pushing mandates that kill coal jobs and jack up energy prices. Trump’s pulling out because these outfits are wasteful subsidies for “woke” energy fantasies, contrary to our interests in affordable, reliable power from all sources, including the black gold under our feet.
Other green goners include the UN Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD+), which funnels money to stop tree-chopping in the Third World; the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, a biodiversity watchdog; the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, another renewables cheerleader; UN Energy, coordinating global energy sustainability; UN Oceans, meddling in marine environmental policy; the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, focused on regional climate studies; the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a nature preservation group; and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, handling Pacific eco-issues. Each one gets the boot for the same sins: inefficiency, threats to prosperity, and advancing agendas that tie American hands while ignoring our energy needs.
Beyond the Green Haze: The Broader Purge
While the climate crew steals the headlines, Trump’s sweepstakes include a smorgasbord of other international oddities, all deemed anti-American or just plain useless. The UN’s Economic and Social Council arms—like the Economic Commission for Africa or Asia-Pacific—get shown the door for promoting development schemes that smell like wealth redistribution. Peacebuilding outfits, such as the Peacebuilding Commission and Fund, are out because, let’s face it, America’s not in the business of funding endless UN therapy sessions for failed states.
Non-UN gems like the Global Forum on Migration and Development (migration meddlers) and the International Development Law Organization (lawyers gone global) are axed for similar reasons: they erode freedoms by pushing supranational rules that clash with our borders and laws. Even cultural curiosities, like the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies, hit the skids—because who needs international bureaucrats deciding what’s art when we’ve got Hollywood?
The common thread? These entities are seen as captured by globalist forces, wasting billions in U.S. funding—over $10 billion annually to the UN alone in recent years—while delivering zilch for the average Joe in Ohio. Trump’s move saves cash, restores sovereignty, and signals that America’s back in the driver’s seat, not hitchhiking on the global gravy train.
The America First Payoff: Jobs, Energy, and a Breath of Fresh Air
Pulling out isn’t isolationism; it’s pragmatism with a side of patriotism. By January 2026, with gas prices steady and manufacturing roaring, ditching these deals means unleashing American innovation without the drag of international red tape. No more funding “diversity” initiatives that prioritize pronouns over pipelines. Climate change? If it’s a problem, we’ll handle it our way— with fracking, nuclear, and whatever else keeps the lights on cheaply.
Critics wail about diminished U.S. influence, but influence for what? Propping up treaties that let China emit freely while we tie ourselves in knots? Trump’s revelation here is simple: America thrives when it’s not subsidizing the world’s bureaucrats. This withdrawal is a fresh start, a declaration that our interests come first, last, and always. In the end, it’s not about hating the planet; it’s about loving America enough to say, “Thanks, but no thanks” to the global green guilt trip. And if that ruffles some feathers in Geneva, well, pass the popcorn.