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Donald Trump’s quitting of the UN human rights council is one sign of his wilful attempts to make the most racist ideas respectable, writes LINDSEY GERMAN

THE decision of US President Donald Trump to quit the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week has hardly contributed to improving his image as someone who cares about these questions.
His ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, has described the UNHRC as “a cesspool of political bias.”
Haley has form for abusive and confrontational behaviour in the UN, defending Israel to the hilt and using every opportunity to attack those the US deems its enemies, from Iran to Venezuela.
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