President Donald Trump delivered a combative speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday morning, criticizing the international body while promoting the work of his administration.
Trump did not lose criticism, beginning with his predecessor former president Joe Biden before aiming world leaders in everything, from migration to the Russia-Ukraine war.
“A year ago, our country was in deep problems. But today, only eight months after my administration, we are the most popular country anywhere in the world, and there is no other country even close,” he said at the top of his comments.
Then, the president caught his attention to the United Nations, accusing the organization to ignore conflicts throughout the world that helped resolve and not fulfill his promise.
“What is the purpose of the United Nations?” Trump asked. “It has a tremendous and tremendous potential. But it does not even come to meet that potential. For the most part, at least for now, all they seem to do is write a really strong letter and then never follow that letter. They are empty words and empty words do not solve war.”
President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, on September 23, 2025.
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Trump threatens Russia’s sanctions, but says that Europe must do more
Trump said the United States is prepared to enforce a “very strong round of powerful tariffs” in Russia if Moscow is not ready to make a peace agreement.
But he said that other countries must go back in the purchase of Russian oil “otherwise, we are all wasting a lot of time.”
“Europe has to intensify it. They can’t do what they are doing. They are buying oil and Russian gas while fighting Russia. It’s shameful for them,” Trump said.
President Donald Trump addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, on September 23, 2025.
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Trump hits world leaders in migration
Trump said other countries should model the United States on the issue of immigration.
“The ON not only does not solve the problems that it should, too often, is actually creating new problems to solve,” Trump said. “The best example is the political issue number 1 of our time, the crisis of non -controlled migration. It is not controlled. Your countries are being ruined.”
For leaders gathered in the conferences, Trump said: “Your countries go to hell.”
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