Ole’ Donald stays true to form….
Most times his speeches have the audiance heading for exits bewfore his finished….
Why?
Trump always has to air his grievances in public….
President Trump questioned the mission of the United Nations and aired a familiar list of grievances in a meandering speech before the General Assembly as it convened on Tuesday on its 80th anniversary.
With wars raging in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, Mr. Trump, used his speech to make dubious claims about immigration and green energy, and to lecture the representatives of nations gathered in the room. He targeted the United Nations, claiming that he had solved conflicts around the world while the U.N. had done nothing and questioning its purpose. “Sadly, in all cases, the United Nations did not even try to help in any on them,” Mr. Trump said.
Going well beyond his allotted time, Mr. Trump also took shots at his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden, political opponents and close NATO allies that have recognized a Palestinian state.
Mr. Trump repeated his demand that “we want all the hostages back” from Gaza without mentioning the issues of Israel’s efforts to take Gaza City or his past promises to get more food and aid to the enclave. Israel’s blockade of aid to the enclave amid a growing humanitarian crisis has drawn accusations of genocide.
In his welcoming speech, the secretary general of the United Nations, António Guterres, warned about the dangerously chaotic state of the world while providing a measure of hope that unity and diplomacy can bring stability.
“People everywhere are demanding something better, and we owe them something deserving of their trust,” Mr. Guterres said.
He also touched upon climate change, something he has made a priority for his legacy, and his ambitious restructuring plan known as UN80.
Tariff’s…
President Donald Trump, who has imposed sweeping tariffs on nearly every country around the world, said he was using them as a “defense mechanism.”
“Much as these tariffs were for many years applied to us — uncontrollably applied to us — we’ve used tariffs as a defense mechanism under the Trump administration, including my first term where hundreds of billions of dollars in tariffs were taken in,” Trump said in his United Nations address. “… We’re also using tariffs to defend our sovereignty and security throughout the world, including against nations that have taken advantage of former U.S. administrations for decades.”…
Free Speech …
President Donald Trump — who has celebrated efforts to silence his critics and individuals who have expressed ideas he disagrees with — told the U.N. General Assembly that leaders must “defend free speech and free expression.” Trump also said nations must “protect religious liberty, including for the most persecuted religion on the planet today. It’s called Christianity.”…
Migration and Asylum…
President Donald Trump used his United Nations General Assembly speech to condemn the global system of migration and asylum that has held for decades, arguing that the U.N. was “supposed to stop invasions, not create them and not finance them.”
Trump said that he rejected the idea “that mass numbers of people from foreign lands can be permitted to travel halfway around the world, trample our borders, violate our sovereignty, cause unmitigated crime, and deplete our social safety net.”…
Climate Change...
President Donald Trump urged world leaders Tuesday to reject policies to fight climate change, issuing an extensive broadside against efforts to protect the environment.
“If you don’t [move] away from the green energy scam, your country is going to fail,” Trump told the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Trump went on to deride the idea of a carbon footprint — a country’s output of greenhouses gases — as a “hoax made up by people … with evil intentions.”…
Trump UN Real Estate Deal Fall Thru...
President Donald Trump spent significant time in the early part of his speech ridiculing the United Nations for its building and for not choosing him years ago to oversee the reconstruction of the headquarters in Manhattan.
He spoke not about the international system and alliances. He opened with remarks about construction and building projects.
“I bid on the renovation and rebuilding of this very United Nations complex,” he said. “I remember so well.”
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Note….
Oh, I forgot…
He cried that he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize….
image…President Donald Trump leaves the stage after speaking to the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday in New York. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Twenty minutes? From what I hear, it was more like 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Evening news seemed to say it lasted 50 minutes.
Of course, he didn’t stop talking after he’d left the podium.
I wonder what his TelePrompter text said.
…..so does his staff…..
In Case You Missed It
Ron Filipkowski has the best summary of President Trump’s address to the United Nations:
Your countries all suck.
None of you know what you are doing.
The U.S. is better at everything.
All because of me.
I’m right about everything.
You should listen to me and do what I say.
And give me lots of awards.