New York, Sept 24 (HS): In a combative address to the United Nations General Assembly, US President Donald Trump launched a sweeping critique of the UN, Europe, and global institutions, outlining his worldview in its starkest form while reaffirming his belief in strongman diplomacy over multilateral cooperation.
Speaking for nearly an hour, Trump praised his own leadership, claiming credit for ending seven wars and declaring the US was living through a golden age. He then turned on his hosts, deriding the UN as ineffective and bureaucratic, accusing it of issuing empty words instead of resolving conflicts.
He further blasted the organisation for its aid to asylum seekers, arguing: The UN is supposed to stop invasions, not create them and not finance them.
One of his most strident attacks was aimed at European nations’ immigration and energy policies. Europe is in serious trouble. They have been invaded by illegal aliens like nobody has ever seen before, he declared, before adding that suicidal energy ideas would doom the continent.
He described climate change as the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world, drawing audible gasps from the chamber, and criticised Britain’s tax policies on North Sea oil.Trump framed these issues in cultural terms, warning of threats to Europe’s Judeo-Christian heritage, a theme he has repeatedly emphasised in recent speeches.
Let us protect religious liberty – including for the most persecuted religion on the planet today – it’s called Christianity, he urged.
Warning to Russia, Promise to UkraineTurning to global security, Trump warned Russia that its continued war in Ukraine was not making Russia look good, and threatened a very strong round of powerful tariffs unless Moscow ended the conflict.
He chastised European nations for still buying Russian energy, while notably refraining from addressing India and China’s extensive imports.In a separate social media post, Trump went further, saying for the first time that Ukraine could reclaim all its occupied territory with European and NATO backing.
However, he made no mention of direct US military support, raising questions about the practicality of such a claim. Analysts cautioned that his remarks were at odds with the battlefield reality of a grinding war.
The address was marked by stark contrasts with Trump’s previous UN appearances. Six years ago delegates openly laughed at some of his claims; this time they listened in near silence. For Trump, however, it was a moment of unfiltered ideology. I am really good at this stuff, he told world leaders bluntly. Your countries are going to hell.The speech underscored Trump’s rejection of globalism in favour of nationalism, his distrust of climate and migration policies, and his combative approach to allies and adversaries alike—hallmarks of Trumpism in its rawest form.
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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
