Trump lashes out at the UN in a speech aimed at undermining global institutions

"With a speech that broke the most basic rules of diplomacy, U.S. President Donald Trump used the U.N. General Assembly podium to promote himself as peacemaker-in-chief solving wars that the U.N. is incapable of ending, he stressed and as the statesman who has restored the U.S. to a golden age. He also cast himself as the scourge of anything that smacks of multilateralism, including sustainable development, one of the organization's stated goals."

"Trump's address went far beyond the allotted speaking time, which is enforced down to the minute for other world leaders, but in his case no one dared to stop him: the red warning light never came on. In his remarks, the Republican began with jokes and quips before quickly lashing out at the world order, the U.N.'s role and effectiveness, and even the direction of its member states, warning of the death of Western Europe from migration."

"It's time to end the failed experiment of open borders, he declared. Your countries are going to hell. He accused the U.N. without evidence of financing waves of migrants to cross illegally into the United States. His government, he said, has taken bold action to swiftly shut down uncontrolled migration, contrasting the U.S. with what he described as Europe's lost cause, citing dubious statistics to denounce the heavy presence of foreigners in German and Austrian prisons."

A U.S. president used the U.N. General Assembly podium to promote himself as peacemaker-in-chief and as a restorer of American greatness, while openly attacking multilateralism and questioning the U.N.'s effectiveness. He exceeded allotted speaking time without being stopped and used jokes and improvisation after teleprompter issues. He accused the U.N. of facilitating illegal migration and warned that Western Europe was facing decline due to immigration, calling for an end to open borders. He contrasted U.S. migration policies with Europe's, cited dubious prison statistics, and praised El Salvador's incarceration of deported criminals.

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