President Obama’s foreign policy advisers brushed off President-elect Trump’s opposition to the United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction Friday, reminding him that he hasn’t taken office yet.
“On the president-elect, the first thing I would just say is that there’s one president at a time,” White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters after the U.N. vote. “President Obama is the president of the United States until Jan. 20 and we are taking this action, of course, as U.S. policy.”
Trump has annoyed the Obama team by tweeting out his policy views throughout the transition period, but he played an especially prominent role in the last-minute debates over the U.N. resolution. Egyptian diplomats initially offered the resolution for a vote on Thursday, but postponed it following public lobbying from Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It passed Friday, with the United States abstaining.
“As to the U.N., things will be different after Jan. 20th,” Trump tweeted shortly after the vote.
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Obama, remember that. Do all the damage you can, but come Jan 20 — don't forget your own words! "There's one president at a time." https://t.co/EwYSzZSN9F
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 23, 2016
White House bristles at Trump's United Nations reaction: "There's one president at a time" https://t.co/0oxVk9VmV0 pic.twitter.com/9kvbQbfIjZ
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) December 23, 2016
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