"They take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions of dollars, and then they vote against us. Well, we're watching those votes. Let them vote against us. We'll save a lot. We don't care," Trump told reporters at the White House.
The 193-member U.N. General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday at the request of Arab and Muslim countries on the controversial U.S. decision.
The U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley on Tuesday warned countries that she will report back to with the names of those who support a draft resolution rejecting the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.