"As you consider your vote, I want you to know that the President and US take this vote personally," Haley said. It is about domestic politics, as Haley navigates her way within the Trump administration and the administration itself throws red meat to the President's base. Ghindy said the disagreement could ripple in ways that affect the Trump administration later. Throughout the first year of the Trump administration, UN diplomats have largely distinguished between Haley's rhetoric and her diplomacy in the UN system. "There's always been the sense that Haley is not a 100% paid up member of Team Trump," Gowan said.

Source: CNN December 21, 2017 01:18 UTC