The president said global migration and climate agendas were hurting Western societies and economies.
Trump to Address UN General Assembly: Here’s What to Know
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, with the gathering focused on “peace, development, and human rights.”
Trump is expected to emphasize how “globalist institutions” such as the U.N. have weakened the global order and critique its effectiveness in resolving international conflicts.
The U.N. is facing financial difficulties after Trump ordered funding cuts to multiple U.N. organizations since taking office; he is expected to defend these decisions and present his vision for the future.
Ahead of UNGA, U.S. allies, including the UK, France, Australia, and Canada, announced they would recognize a Palestinian state. Trump is expected to criticize the move, saying it rewards Hamas.
Trump is expected to reiterate his calls to end Russian oil purchases as a means to sanction the Kremlin and end the war in Ukraine.
After his speech, Trump is expected to hold bilateral meetings with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Argentine President Javier Milei, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
In the evening, he is scheduled to attend a reception with more than 100 world leaders before returning to Washington.
By Emel Akan
Trump Calls Out System Involved in Mass Child Trafficking
President Donald Trump underscored the United States’ efforts to control illegal immigration, referencing nearly 30,000 children who have been sent back to their families.
“We’ve been sending them back to their parents,” Trump said of minors who crossed the border illegally. He said that in many cases, the children were not with a family member, and their parents were elated to have their child returned to them.
“Any system that results in the mass trafficking of children is inherently evil, yet that is exactly what the globalist migration agenda has done.”
Trump Urges Countries to Take Strict Stance on Illegal Immigration
President Donald Trump called out the United Nations for “funding an assault on Western countries” by offering cash support, food, shelter, and other assistance to migrants.
Trump said that Europe is in “serious trouble.”
“They’ve been invaded by a force of illegal aliens like nobody’s ever seen before. Illegal aliens are pouring into Europe,” he said.
The president went on to say that the current system is unsustainable.
“And because they choose to be politically correct, they’re doing just absolutely nothing about it,” Trump said.
“It’s time to end the failed experiment of open borders. You have to end it now.”
Trump Says He’ll Talk With NATO Allies About Cutting Off Energy Purchases From Russia
As he spoke to the United Nations about his efforts to negotiate an end to multiple conflicts around the world, President Donald
Trump noted that a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine remains elusive. Further, he expressed frustration that many NATO allies remain economically tied to Russia.
“Inexcusably, even NATO countries have not cut off much Russian energy and Russian energy products,” Trump said.
The U.S. president said he stands ready to impose harsh new tariffs targeting Russia if he decides Moscow isn’t ready to make a deal to end the more than three-year conflict.
By Ryan Morgan
Trump Recalls His Construction Bid for UN
During his Tuesday address to the United Nations, President Donald Trump recalled “many years ago” when a “very successful real estate developer … known as Donald J Trump” bid on the renovation of the United Nations complex.
Trump said that he put in a bid of $500 million to rebuild the entire area, saying it would have been “beautiful.”
“But they decided to go in another direction, which was much more expensive at the time, which actually produced a far inferior product,” the president said, citing concerns with the materials used and the building concepts.
“They had massive cost overruns and spent between $2 [billion] and $4 billion on the building, and did not even get the marble floors that I promised them.”
By Ryan Morgan
In UN Speech, Trump Touts Peace Deals Without International Body’s Help
President Donald Trump, in his speech before the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, claimed credit for ending seven wars, and with little to no help from the international body.
“I ended seven wars, dealt with the leaders of each and every one of these countries, and never even received a phone call from the United Nations offering to help in finalizing the deal,” Trump said. “All I got from the United Nations was an escalator that, on the way up, stopped right in the middle.”
In all, Trump said his administration was critical in brokering deals to end armed conflicts between Cambodia and Thailand; Kosovo and Serbia; Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Pakistan and India; Israel and Iran; Egypt and Ethiopia; and Armenia and Azerbaijan.
“The U.N. has such tremendous potential. I’ve always said it. It has such tremendous, tremendous potential, but it’s not even coming close to living up to that potential for the most part,” Trump said.
“At least for now, all they seem to do is write a really strongly worded letter and then never follow that letter up. It’s empty words, and empty words don’t solve war.”
By Ryan Morgan
Trump Touts Domestic Achievements
Trump told those gathered at the United Nations that he built the “greatest economy in the history of the world” during his first term and that he’s doing “the same thing again” in his second term.
“This is indeed the golden age of America, we are rapidly reversing the economic calamity we inherited from the previous administration,” Trump said.
The president cited a decrease in costs, including gasoline, groceries, mortgage rates, and inflation.
“The only thing that’s up is the stock market, which just hit a record high,” he said.
Trump also said that manufacturing is “booming” and wages are “rising at the fastest pace in more than 60 years.”
Trump Jokes About Teleprompter, Escalator Not Working
President Donald Trump greeted foreign leaders and dignitaries at the United Nations with jokes about the teleprompter and escalator not functioning properly at the organization’s New York City building.
“I don’t mind making the speech without a teleprompter,” Trump said.
“I can only say whoever is operating this teleprompter is in big trouble.”
He later laughingly thanked the U.N. for a broken escalator, which he joked could have injured the first lady.
“These are the two things I got from the United Nations: a bad escalator and a bad teleprompter,” Trump said.
The teleprompter then began functioning properly.
Secret Service Dismantles Electronic Network Posing Threat to Officials at UN Gathering
The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York tristate area that were used to conduct anonymous threats against senior U.S. government officials, the agency said in a Sept. 23 statement.
The devices—an assortment of more than 300 co-located SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards spread across multiple sites—were discovered to be concentrated within 35 miles of the global meeting of the U.N. General Assembly currently underway in New York City.
World leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are expected to speak at the event.
Rubio Says Trump Will Call on UN to Act
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he believes President Donald Trump, in his Tuesday address, will call on the United Nations to act on crises instead of debating them.
“I think what the president’s going to do is challenge the U.N. to find its meaning and its purpose and its utility as an organization because it doesn’t seem to be doing the job,” Rubio said during a Tuesday morning interview on “Fox and Friends.”
Rubio also said the U.N. had become a “feckless” organization, adding that it “has a lot of potential, but it’s not living up to it right now.”
Trump to Address UN General Assembly: Here’s What to Know
NEW YORK—President Donald Trump is returning to the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) in the Big Apple on Tuesday for his first address since 2020. Here’s what to expect from his speech and key agenda items at this year’s gathering:
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, with the gathering focused on “peace, development, and human rights.”
Trump is expected to emphasize how “globalist institutions” such as the U.N. have weakened the global order and critique its effectiveness in resolving international conflicts.
The U.N. is facing financial difficulties after Trump ordered funding cuts to multiple U.N. organizations since taking office; he is expected to defend these decisions and present his vision for the future.
Ahead of UNGA, U.S. allies, including the UK, France, Australia, and Canada, announced they would recognize a Palestinian state. Trump is expected to criticize the move, saying it rewards Hamas.
Trump is expected to reiterate his calls to end Russian oil purchases as a means to sanction the Kremlin and end the war in Ukraine.
After his speech, Trump is expected to hold bilateral meetings with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Argentine President Javier Milei, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
In the evening, he is scheduled to attend a reception with more than 100 world leaders before returning to Washington.
By Emel Akan
Trump Set to Speak at UN as Allies Recognize Palestinian Statehood
NEW YORK CITY—President Donald Trump will take the international stage this week to address the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 23 in New York City. The question of Palestinian statehood is expected to dominate this year’s meeting, with world leaders closely watching Trump’s speech, given his opposition to the proposal.On Sept. 21, the UK, Australia, Canada, and Portugal announced that they will formally recognize Palestinian statehood, joining nearly 150 countries that already have done so.
On Sept. 22, France and Saudi Arabia co-hosted a conference at which French President Emmanuel Macron announced France’s recognition of a Palestinian state. Macron earlier said that it is a necessary move to help end Israel’s conflict with the Hamas terrorist group that began with the latter’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
Other Western nations that were expected to follow suit ahead of the General Assembly included Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta, and San Marino.
By Emel Akan
