‘Your Countries Are Going To Hell’
President Trump questioned the United Nations’ mission and lectured its member nations on Tuesday in a meandering speech before the General Assembly. Boasting about his record and assailing the U.N. as ineffective in a nearly hourlong address, he sought to portray himself as the only leader who could solve the world’s problems.
As the General Assembly convened on its 80th anniversary with wars raging in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine, Mr. Trump claimed that he had resolved conflicts around the world while the U.N. had done nothing. “Sadly, in all cases, the United Nations did not even try to help in any on them,” Mr. Trump said.
While taking credit for ending conflicts between Israel and Iran, Cambodia and Thailand, and Armenia and Azerbaijan, Mr. Trump again blamed his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden, for Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine. He also said China and India were financing the war because they purchase oil from Russia, and he said he was ready impose more tariffs on Russia if it does not agree to a cease-fire, but only if Europe ends all purchases of Russian oil and gas.
Going well beyond his allotted 15 minutes, the president veered off script with dubious claims about immigration and green energy, warning that mass migration and a shift to renewable energy were a “double-tailed monster” destroying European nations. Besides taking shots at Mr. Biden, Mr. Trump targeted other political opponents and close NATO allies that have recognized a Palestinian state.
Mr. Trump repeated his demand that “we want all the hostages back” from Gaza without mentioning the issues of Israel’s efforts to take Gaza City or his past promises to get more food and aid to the enclave. Israel’s blockade of aid to the enclave amid a growing humanitarian crisis has drawn accusations of genocide.
He spent 10 minutes dismissing climate change as a hoax, despite a widespread scientific consensus that it is real. The global average temperature has already increased by over 1 degree Celsius since the start of the industrial era.
A bit more from the Washington Post:
The U.S. president took aim at global consensus on key issues including climate change, blasting the issue as a tool wielded to take advantage of the United States. He declared his opposition to immigration to both the United States and Europe from poorer nations in stark terms, claiming that without swift action on immigration, “your countries are going to hell.” And he called to protect Christianity, which he claimed is “the most persecuted religion on the planet today.”
“Proud nations must be allowed to protect their communities and prevent their societies from being overwhelmed by people they have never seen before, with different customs, religions, with different everything,” Trump said in thenearly hour-long speech, which touched on peace efforts in Gaza and Ukraine and returned repeatedly to his domestic political agenda.
“In a period of just seven months, I have ended seven unendable wars,” Trump claimed, recycling his fact-free assertion that he is a global peacemaker. “They said they were unendable. You’re never going to get them solved.”
Trump continued with an attack on global environmental initiatives, echoing his administration’s dangerous stance on climate change. “If you don’t get away from this green scam, your country is going to fail. And I’m really good at predicting things. You know, they actually said during the campaign that I had the best-selling hat. ‘Trump was right about everything.’ And I don’t say that in a braggadocious way, but it’s true. I’ve been right about everything.”
Hey, at least it gives Jimmy Kimmel something to talk about tonight. Might I suggest, “What more proof do you need that our President is utterly insane?”
