US President Donald Trump hadn't addressed the United Nations General Assembly in six years, and his words certainly made waves. In his nearly hour-long, polemical address, the tycoon first attacked the international institution itself: "I ended 7 wars"No one has ever done it. They said it was impossible, but I did it in seven months. The United Nations couldn't do it, but I did it," Trump said. The session, convened by French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the crisis in Palestine in particular, was opened by Secretary-General Guterres, followed by General Assembly President Baerbock, then Brazilian President Lula, and Trump himself, who exceeded the allotted time limit by at least three times and spoke about a bit of everything, from every angle.
UN Assembly, Trump against everyone
"The UN is not performing to its full potential. What is it doing? It's just talking empty words and writing strong letters," Trump continued in his tirade against the UN's irrelevance. And then, on Gaza: "We must stop the war, negotiate, and bring the 20 hostages home. Hamas has repeatedly rejected reasonable peace proposals, and Recognition of the State of Palestine is nothing but a reward for Hamas and its terrible attacks,” said the American president, echoing the same sentiment expressed by his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump then reiterated the call for the immediate release of the hostages, amid applause: “Instead of giving in to Hamas’s ransom demands, the message should be: release the hostages now.”
Here's what Trump said
After Gaza and Hamas, there was a little bit of something for everyone.Europeans are embarrassing"They are at war with Russia but they are buying their energy," the US president said in his address to the UN General Assembly. Trump warned that "if Russia is not ready to make a deal to end the war, then the United States is fully prepared to impose a very strong round of tariffs." Trump also pointed the finger at his European allies, however, arguing that they "will have to join" Washington "in adopting the exact same measures." "You are much closer to war. We have an ocean between us. You are right there, and Europe must do its part," he added. "They cannot continue to do what they are doing, buying oil and gas from Russia."
Trump and climate change
“Climate change is the biggest scam”President Donald Trump then said. “The primary effect of green policies has been to redistribute production from developed countries to polluting countries that break the rules. Thanks to me, we got out of the fake Paris Agreement. Green policies are the road to bankruptcy.” He cited Germany as an example: “I have to admit they were good because they were being led down a really bad path, both in terms of immigration, among other things, and in terms of energy. They were going green, and they were going bankrupt.” President Donald Trump he finally threatened Brazil During his speech: "Brazil," he said, "is doing poorly and will continue to do so. They can only do well if they collaborate with us; without us, they will fail as others have already failed."
