{"id":2490047,"date":"2025-09-23T12:31:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-goes-scorched-earth-on-un-and-accuses-it-of-not-being-fit-for-purpose\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T12:33:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T16:33:02","slug":"trump-goes-scorched-earth-on-un-and-accuses-it-of-not-being-fit-for-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-goes-scorched-earth-on-un-and-accuses-it-of-not-being-fit-for-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump goes scorched earth on UN and accuses it of not being fit for purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-goes-scorched-earth-on-un-and-accuses-it-of-not-being-fit-for-purpose%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2490047&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on President Donald Trump&#8217;s speech at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2025. Trump sharply criticized the U.N., calling it ineffective and unfit for purpose, citing issues like malfunctioning facilities during his arrival as symbolic of broader organizational failings. He contrasted the U.N.&#8217;s perceived failures with his own administration&#8217;s domestic and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disengagement-with-chinese-regime-will-continue-globally-mike-pompeo\/\" title=\"Disengagement With Chinese Regime Will Continue Globally: Mike Pompeo\">foreign policy achievements<\/a>, notably on immigration and the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Trump questioned the U.N.&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >role amid ongoing global conflicts<\/a> like those involving Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas, accusing the organization of issuing empty statements without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-school-girl-suspended-after-reporting-sexual-assault-principal-asst-principal-suspended-with-pay\/\" title=\"High School Girl Suspended After Reporting Sexual Assault.  Principal, Asst. Principal Suspended With Pay.\">taking meaningful action<\/a>. he condemned the U.N.&#8217;s stance on immigration,blaming it for funding problems harming Western countries. Trump reiterated his tough positions on Iran, Israel, and terrorism, and criticized China and India for funding the Russia-Ukraine war through energy purchases. he also threatened strong U.S.tariffs, conditional on European cooperation, if Russia does not seek peace.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Trump dismissed climate change and renewable energy policies as deceptive, announced plans to lead an international effort to enforce the Biological Weapons Convention using AI technology, and expressed confidence in his predictions and policies.<\/p>\n<p>During his visit, Trump was welcomed warmly, despite technical glitches with the teleprompter and a stalled escalator, and planned further meetings with key global leaders including U.N. Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. The article also notes French President Emmanuel Macron&#8217;s announcement recognizing Palestinian statehood during the U.N. General Assembly&#8217;s High-Level Week. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump goes scorched earth on UN and accuses it of not being fit for purpose<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2237483\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>UNITED NATIONS &mdash; <\/strong>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> used his address to the 80th session of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Nations<\/a> General Assembly to decry the state of the organization and detail his vision for a new world order.<\/p>\n<p>Acting as a metaphor for the organization as a whole, Trump highlighted that he was met with a broken escalator and a malfunctioning teleprompter, before tearing apart the institution itself over the course of an hour. He contrasted the failures of the U.N. with his own domestic accomplishments, namely immigration and the economy, and his foreign policy achievements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3819397\/envoy-tom-barrack-us-interests-not-aligned-israel\/\">US envoy Tom Barrack says interests &#8216;not aligned&#8217; with Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3819278\/us-bans-iranian-diplomats-shopping-costco\/\">US bans Iranian diplomats from shopping at Costco without State Department approval<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3818571\/russia-extends-nuclear-pact-limits-maintain-status-quo\/\">Russia extends nuclear pact limits for another year to &#8216;maintain&#8217; status quo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Six years have passed since I last stood in this grand hall and addressed a world that was prosperous and at peace in my first term,&rdquo; Trump told the U.N.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-returns-to-un-in-stronger-position-but-with-greater-challenges\/\" title=\"... returns to UN in stronger position but with greater challenges\">annual leaders summit<\/a>. &ldquo;Since that day, the guns of war have shattered the peace I forged on two continents,&rdquo; he said of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia<\/a>&ndash;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ukraine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Israel<\/a>&ndash;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hamas<\/a> conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, Trump asked the crowd what the purpose of the U.N. is, contending that it &ldquo;has such tremendous potential&rdquo; but that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s not even coming close to living up to that potential.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the most part, at least for now, all they seem to do is write a strongly worded letter and never follow that letter up,&rdquo; he said. It&rsquo;s empty words, and empty words do not solve war. The only thing that solves war is action.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2025-united-nations-general-assembly-world-leaders-live-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIVE UPDATES: WORLD LEADERS GATHER IN NEW YORK FOR 2025 UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump escalated his criticism, claiming that not only did he not receive a phone call from the U.N. as he tried to reach peace deals, but that the organization &ldquo;is actually creating new problems,&rdquo; particularly regarding immigration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All I got from the U.N. was an escalator that, on the way up, stopped right in the middle and a teleprompter that didn&rsquo;t work,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The best example is the No. 1 political issue of our time &mdash; the crisis of uncontrolled migration. Your countries are being ruined. The U.N. is funding an assault on Western countries.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who told the crowd, &ldquo;Everyone says I should get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nobel-peace-prize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nobel Peace Prize<\/a>,&rdquo; acknowledged the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">foreign policy<\/a> challenges posed by the likes of Israel, Gaza, Russia, and Ukraine, in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iran<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">North Korea<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Venezuela<\/a>. At the same time, he underscored a new dynamic between the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/europe\/\">Europe<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump motions as he leaves after addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Of Iran, Trump repeated that his position &ldquo;is very simple: the world&rsquo;s No. 1 sponsor of terror can never be allowed to possess the most dangerous weapon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Then, of Israel and Hamas, Trump reiterated that the terrorist organization should release its remaining hostages &ldquo;now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Russia and Ukraine, Trump criticized China and India as &ldquo;the primary funders&rdquo; of the war because they continue to buy Russian energy before alleging that NATO allies are &ldquo;funding the war against themselves&rdquo; through similar oil purchases.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the event that 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 powerful tariffs,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But for those tariffs to be effective, European nations would have to join us in adopting the exact same measures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Before he scrutinized climate change and renewable energy policies as &ldquo;the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world,&rdquo; Trump also announced that his administration would &ldquo;lead an international effort to enforce [the] Biological Weapons Convention, which is going to be meeting with the top leaders of the world by pioneering an AI verification system that everyone can trust.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m really good at predicting things,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;During the campaign, they had a hat, a bestselling hat, &lsquo;Trump was right about everything.&rsquo; And I don&rsquo;t say that in a braggadocious way, but it&rsquo;s true. I&rsquo;ve been right about everything.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the address, Trump appeared to enjoy a warm welcome, mentioning that the teleprompter was not working for his remarks as first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Melania Trump<\/a>, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Energy Secretary Chris Wright, newly installed U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz, and Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff looked on.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whoever is operating this teleprompter is in big trouble,&rdquo; he said to laughs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump, center, and first lady Melania Trump, upper right, walk up the escalator after it stalled as he rode up to the General Assembly Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at the U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo\/Stefan Jeremiah)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During U.N. Secretary General Ant&oacute;nio Guterres&rsquo;s own address to the U.N. General Assembly, he criticized cuts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-make-abortion-a-top-foreign-policy-priority\/\" title=\"Democrats Make Abortion a Top Foreign Policy Priority\">foreign aid funding<\/a> as &ldquo;wreaking havoc&rdquo; on advancements made since the U.N. was established 80 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are a death sentence for many,&rdquo; Guterres said. &ldquo;For so many more, a stolen future. This is the great paradox of our time. We have the solutions, but we are siphoning off the fuel that would make it possible to make progress. To choose dignity, we must choose financial justice and solidarity. We need to reform the international financial architecture so it drives development for all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump and the first lady arrived together on Tuesday at the U.N. headquarters, where they were greeted by U.N. officials and interested onlookers alike at the delegate entrance. Some observers waved to Trump, with the president responding with fist pumps after having to walk up an escalator that was not working.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is expected to meet with Guterres and Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> after his address and take part in a multilateral sit-down with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/qatar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qatar<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indonesia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indonesia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turkey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Turkey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pakistan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Egypt<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-arab-emirates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Arab Emirates<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jordan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jordan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After these important meetings, the president will attend a reception tomorrow night with more than 100 world leaders before returning to Washington, D.C.,&rdquo; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3818941\/france-recognizes-palestinian-state-united-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FRANCE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZES PALESTINIAN STATE IN OPENING OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.N. General Assembly&rsquo;s High-Level Week opened on Monday with a special conference co-chaired by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/france\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">France<\/a> and Saudi Arabia on &ldquo;the peaceful settlement and the implementation of the two-state solution,&rdquo; during which France announced its formal recognition of Palestinian statehood.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I declare that today France recognizes the State of Palestine,&rdquo; French President Emmanuel Macron said. &ldquo;The recognition of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people takes nothing away from the rights of the people of Israel, who France supported from Day One and to the respect of which it is staunchly committed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump blasts UN as ineffective, unfit for purpose<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2490048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25266558333409.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5894,3634,52441],"class_list":["post-2490047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-un-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25266558333409.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2490047"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2490051,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490047\/revisions\/2490051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2490048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2490047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2490047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2490047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}