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In a Thursday vote that was more for show than for substance, the United Nations General Assembly in a vote of 128-9 (with 34 abstentions) condemned the United States for rightfully declaring Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. And during NBC Nightly News, the network flaunted the decision by the elitist body, touted their rebuke of the U.S., and described the U.S. as somehow acting like a “bully.” All while ignoring the U.N.’s history of targeted anti-Semitism.
“Let's turn now to the dramatic vote at the U.N. delivering a scathing rebuke to the U.S. and condemning President Trump's decision on Jerusalem,” anchor Lester Holt enthusiastically announced at the start of the segment. “The vote in defiance of warnings from Ambassador Nikki Haley who said the U.S. would be taking names of countries who oppose America on this move.”
The network’s Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell seemed excited to report how the bloated bureaucracy “overwhelmingly condemning the U.S. for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital.” “The only country planning to move its embassy there,” she huffed.
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