Trump's address begins more like a State of
the Union than a UN General Assembly speech.
He's mentioned mortgage rates, inflation, the
stock market (twice), tax cuts, regulation – and boasted about
how the US is the "best country" in which to do business.
-via
Bloomberg White House & National Security Editor Michael Jamrisko
Trump begins by bragging that,
"we are the hottest country
anywhere in the world, and there is no other country even
close."
-via Bloomberg State Department & Foreign Policy
Reporter Eric Martin
Trump boasts about the US economy.
"We are rapidly reversing the economic
calamity we inherited from the previous administration,
including ruinous price increases and record-setting
inflation, inflation like we've never had before.
Under my leadership, energy costs are
down, gasoline prices are down, grocery prices are down,
mortgage rates are down, and inflation has been defeated.
The only thing that's up is the stock
market, which just hit a record high."
via Bloomberg State
Department & Foreign Policy Reporter Eric Martin
Trump is now boasting about resolving the
"seven wars" that were "un-endable."
via Bloomberg White House &
National Security Editor Michael Jamrisko
Trump complains that the United Nations
wasn't part of his work to end wars around the world.
"The UN has such tremendous potential.
I've always said it. It has such tremendous, tremendous,
tremendous potential.
But it's not even coming close to
living up to that potential," Trump says.
via Bloomberg State
Department & Foreign Policy Reporter Eric Martin
Trump is now going into details about the
death and destruction in the Ukraine war, taking a swipe at
predecessor Joe Biden and saying,
"It shows you what leadership is, what
bad leadership can do to a country."
via Bloomberg State
Department & Foreign Policy Reporter Eric Martin
Trump says the US is fully prepared to
impose,
"a very strong round of powerful tariffs,
which would stop the bloodshed, I believe, very quickly" if
Putin doesn't agree to end the war in Ukraine. That's a
threat he's made several times this year without following
through.
via Bloomberg State
Department & Foreign Policy Reporter Eric Martin
Trump says European nations must,
"immediately cease all energy purchases
from Russia. Otherwise, we're all wasting a lot of time."
via Bloomberg State Department & Foreign
Policy Reporter Eric Martin
Trump chastises the UN for,
"creating new problems for us to solve,"
highlighting uncontrolled immigration at the top of the
list.
via Bloomberg White House & National
Security Editor Michelle Jamrisko
Trump said the,
"number one political issue of our time"
is "the crisis of uncontrolled migration." Trump made
illegal immigration the central issue of his reelection
campaign and has carried out mass deportations since taking
office.
via Bloomberg White House Correspondent
Kate Sullivan
After a brief preview of a US call for
the world to come together to end the development of
biological weapons, Trump dives into a discussion of
migration, saying that he has stopped their illegal arrival
to the US, and calls on other countries to take their own
steps to protect their own borders.
via Bloomberg State Department & Foreign
Policy Reporter Eric Martin
"You're destroying your countries. They're being destroyed,"
Trump says, calling out Europe for allowing "illegal aliens"
to "pour in."
via Bloomberg White House & National
Security Editor Michelle Jamrisko
Trump torches many
climate alarmist leaders
at the event.
He called climate change “one of the
greatest con jobs" ever.
"You want to be nice. You want to be
politically correct. And you're destroying your heritage,"
Trump says, going back to his criticisms on migration
policies.
via Bloomberg White House & National
Security Editor Michelle Jamrisko
Trump's critique of the UN comes as his administration is
attempting to cancel millions in funding to UN agencies and
other international organizations, several of which depend
heavily on US funding.
via Bloomberg Chief Geoeconomics Analyst
Jennifer Welch
"The primary effect of green policies has been to
redistribute manufacturing from developed countries to
polluting countries that break the rules," Trump says,
continuing his tirade on climate policies. He says he
withdrew from the "fake Paris climate accord."
via Bloomberg White House & National
Security Editor Michelle Jamrisko
Before Trump spoke, the
escalator stopped
working the moment he stepped on it, and the
teleprompter,
failed
just seconds before he began.
Sabotage...??
Trump's concluding message:
"Let us all work together to build a
bright, beautiful planet, a planet that we all share, a
planet of peace and a world that is richer, better and more
beautiful than ever before.
That can happen. It will happen. It will
happen, and I hope it can happen, and start right now, right
at this moment, we'll turn it around. We're going to make
our countries better, safer, more beautiful.
We're going to take care of our people."
* * *
Tuesday is a big day in New York, as Trump returns to his home
city for a much anticipated address before the United Nations
General Assembly amid the week-long UN summit, where he's
expected to lay out his 'vision for the world'.
This one marks the 80th anniversary of the
UN, and all eyes will be on the globe's biggest stage for world
leaders.
Interestingly, he'll actually be the second world leader to
address the general assembly on Tuesday. Trump will follow
left-wing President Lula of Brazil, who actually says
he's not on speaking terms with the US president, especially
given the ongoing Bolsonaro trial and tariff saga which
has sent relations with Washington spiraling.
The White House has previewed that Trump while at the UN
headquarters will hold a multilateral meeting with Saudi Arabia,
the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan
while at the gathering.
There will additionally be a bilateral
meeting with Argentina's conservative President Milei.
An important meeting with Ukraine's President Zelensky on
the sidelines is also planned.
"I would like to receive the signals, how
close we are to understanding that the security guarantees
from all partners are those what we need," Zelensky said
before preparing to travel to the US, according to
Bloomberg.
"We have prepared the basis for security guarantees that
Europe is ready to adopt, taking into account that the
United States of America will be there," the Ukrainian
leader continued.
"We have had many discussions, including
among the leadership of our armies and general staffs with
the Europeans and the Americans."
The Ukraine war and potential for build-up to
WW3 if a negotiated offramp is not found is expected to receive
mention, but also the conflict in Gaza is expected to dominate
the assembly.
Relations with America's leading European allies are currently
strained on the Palestinian issue, given the UK, France, and
many others have moved to formally recognize a Palestinian
state, resulting in condemnation from the US and Israel.
Trump will likely raise the issue in his
speech, and offer push-back.
The White House has further previewed that Trump will describe,
"how globalist institutions have
significantly decayed the world order, and he will
articulate his straightforward constructive vision for the
world."
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Karoline Leavitt also said he'll review the
administration's,
"historic accomplishments in just eight
months, including the ending of seven global wars and
conflicts."
It will further include,
"touting the renewal of American strength
around the world."
While not in attendance, without doubt
Russia's Vladimir Putin and other 'rivals' and 'enemies'
of the United States will be following Trump's speech very
closely.
