The Trump administration has used its influence to shut down an effort by a U.N.-backed organization to convince nations to impose a global carbon tax.The tax was meant to decrease dependence on carbon-producing industries and to fund policies intended to combat "climate change."'The United States will NOT stand for this Global Green New Scam Tax on Shipping, and will not adhere to it in any way, shape, or form.'Supporters believed the global tax would be approved at the International Maritime Organization summit in London, but on Friday, the talks fell apart after the the U.S. State Department threatened to take action. President Donald Trump also lambasted the tax on social media. "I am outraged that the International Maritime Organization is voting in London this week to pass a global Carbon Tax," wrote the president Thursday."The United States will NOT stand for this Global Green New Scam Tax on Shipping, and will not adhere to it in any way, shape, or form," he added. "We will not tolerate increased prices on American Consumers OR, the creation of a Green New Scam Bureaucracy to spend YOUR money on their Green dreams. Stand with the United States, and vote NO in London tomorrow!"The tax had been approved in a meeting in April and was expected to be confirmed Friday. Opposition from the U.S. led Singapore to propose postponing the vote. The organization will meet in another 12 months to reconsider the global "scam" tax.RELATED: MSNBC anchor tells audience all life is pointless if we're not addressing climate change U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also posted a message in opposition to the tax."This week, the UN is attempting to pass the first global carbon tax , which will increase energy, food, and fuel costs across the world," he wrote on social media."We will not allow the UN to tax American citizens and companies," Rubio added. "Under the leadership of @POTUS, the U.S. will be a hard NO. We call on other nations to stand alongside the United States in defense of our citizens and sovereignty."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

As mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani continues to lead the New York City mayoral race and Election Day for the next mayor looms closer, so does the city’s impending doom, according to BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales.“He could be one of the most catastrophic mayors to ever, ever be in New York City,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales says on “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.”And while many Americans will drown out the goings-on in faraway places like New York City, Gonzales warns that just because you may not be potentially living under Mamdani’s rule, you will still be affected by it.“The financial capital of the entire world — it actually affects all of us,” Gonzales says.In a recent interview on Fox News, Mamdani was asked by Martha MacCallum if he had any intention of changing his mind on bail reform after hearing the story of an elderly man beaten to death on the subway by a 25-year-old who was out on bail when he allegedly killed him.“Does that make you want to change your mind or think twice about reversing that?” MacCallum asked.“What it makes me think about is the necessity of providing public safety in our New York City subway system and across the five boroughs. And also, how do we end the revolving door? Because when you look further into the case … what we find is so often the only mental health system that we have that’s functioning in this city is Rikers Island,” Mamdani said.“It’s a revolving door because you keep letting them out,” Gonzales comments. “There’s a solution. You just keep them in prison. We keep the dangerous criminals away from society. It’s very, very simple, Zohran.”And in a podcast interview, Mamdani was asked whether or not prisons are “obsolete.”“I mean, what purpose do they serve?” Mamdani asked. “I think we have to ask ourselves that, which is that, you know, I think a lot of people who defend the carceral state, they defend the idea of it and the way it makes them feel.”“I will be the first to admit it does make me feel much safer to have criminals locked up … and I will never be bashful about sharing that, ever,” Gonzales says.“What purpose does it serve? Oh, I don’t know. It keeps law-abiding citizens safe. It’s really that easy,” she adds.Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred takes on news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

Far-left New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is getting bizarre praise from a liberal actor known for offending Christians.Actor John Fugelsang told a CNN panel that the socialist's policies were far closer to the teachings of Jesus Christ than those of the other candidates and then compared Mamdani to Martin Luther King Jr.'This guy Mamdani is not afraid to stand up to Trump. He is so charming and so popular.'Mamdani had just participated in a heated debate with former New York Democrat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, currently running as an independent, and crime-prevention organizer Curtis Sliwa on Thursday, and the CNN panel was considering the policies proposed by the candidates."Mamdani says he wants to seize the means of production," objected panelist Brad Todd."Mamdani is, in his policies, so much closer to the actual teachings of Jesus!" Fugelsang fired back."Did he say that or not? Did he say seize the means of production? He did!" Todd responded."Of the means of production from what? In Manhattan? Of what, falafels?" Fugelsang joked."They're Democratic Socialists. It's not the same. This is what they did to MLK as well!" he added. "This guy Mamdani is not afraid to stand up to Trump. He is so charming and so popular, record-high turnout of young people ...""You keep telling yourself that," Todd replied."In the mayoral primary! That's the numbers — I'm not making that up!" Fugelsang said.Video of the exchange was posted to social media.RELATED: Rolling Stone is getting crushed online for trying to whitewash controversies around Zohran Mamdani Mamdani was hammered by Cuomo and Sliwa during the debate for his past comments endorsing socialist policies, and Mamdani tried to appear less extreme. Many of his policies depend on dramatically increasing spending and hiking taxes.Fugelsang has used his platform to chide Christians for years."The only 'war on Christianity' is the one waged by self-professed Christians who think Jesus hates the same people they do," he wrote in 2015.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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