Trump Attacks U.N. and Lectures Nations in Address to General Assembly
Trump’s speech, filled with familiar grievances and false claims, criticized the U.N. as ineffective. Speaking before him, the U.N.’s secretary general warned that the organization’s principles “are under siege.”
Trump questioned the UN's mission and lectured its member nations in a meandering speech. Boasting about his record and assailing the U.N. as ineffective in a nearly hourlong address, he sought to portray himself as the only leader who could solve the world’s problems.
As the General Assembly convened on its 80th anniversary with wars raging in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, Trump claimed that he had resolved conflicts around the world while the U.N. had done nothing. “Sadly, in all cases, the United Nations did not even try to help in any on them,” Trump said.
Trump questioned the UN's mission and lectured its member nations in a meandering speech. Boasting about his record and assailing the U.N. as ineffective in a nearly hourlong address, he sought to portray himself as the only leader who could solve the world’s problems.
As the General Assembly convened on its 80th anniversary with wars raging in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, Trump claimed that he had resolved conflicts around the world while the U.N. had done nothing. “Sadly, in all cases, the United Nations did not even try to help in any on them,” Trump said.
