Trump threatens to end American aid: 'We're watching those votes' at the UN

The General Assembly is scheduled to vote Thursday on a resolution that would express "deep regret at recent decisions concerning the status of Jerusalem," according to a draft text

President Trump issued a threat on Wednesday to cut off American aid to any country that votes for a resolution at the United Nations condemning his recent decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Mr. Trump’s statement, delivered at a cabinet meeting in which he exulted over the passage of a tax overhaul, followed a letter to General Assembly members from the American ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, in which she warned that the United States would take note of countries that voted in favor of the measure.

“All of these nations that take our