The president of the United States, Donald Trump, once again used the podium of the United Nations General Assembly to launch a discourse full of criticism.
This time, he not only pointed against immigration and climatic policies, but against the UN, to which he questioned his effectiveness.
“What is the purpose of the United Nations? Trump wondered.“ At least for now, do they seem only to write a very energetic letter and then never follow up? They are empty words, and empty words do not solve war. The only thing that solves wars is action. ”
During his speech at the United Nations General Assembly, The president also launched the concept of “open borders” also critical criticism of Europe “to which he described as “failed experiment.”
“It’s time to end this failed open border experiment. His countries are going to hell,” Trump said to those present, in a message full of warnings and that repeated several times with a campaign tone, he said EFE.
“In the United States, we reject the idea that large amounts of people from foreign countries are allowed to travel to the other side of the world, trample our borders, violate our sovereignty, cause generalized crime and weaken our social security network,” Trump said.
Criticism of Europe
Trump He directly pointed to countries like Germany, Austria or Switzerlandensuring that their prisons “are full of asylum seekers who returned friendly with crime.”
He warned that Europe “is being devoured by a monster that destroys its inheritance” for insisting on reception policies, and regretted that this is not “the Europe that I love.”
The president added that It is sad to see the old continent “affected by immigration and energy crisis”reiterating its coal defense and carrying European green policies.
Trump and the accusations against the UN
Trump also pointed against the host organization itself: the UN.
As he said, the agency “is financing an attack against Western countries and their borders,” allegedly allocating 372 million dollars to facilitate the trip of some 624,000 migrants to the United States.
“Imagine! The UN supports those who illegally enter the United States, and then we have to deport them,” he exclaimed, reinforcing his hard hand posture in border control and Deportations.
Trump said he finished seven wars and negotiate with leaders from different countries without “receiving a single UN call” to help close agreements.
Climate: “The green energy scam”
At another time, Trump dismissed the urgency of the Climate crisis And he attacked what he called the “green energy scam.”
He defended fossil fuels again as the basis of the US energy independence, in clear contrast to scientific consensus and the policies of many of the countries gathered in the assembly.
Gaza and Israel, red line of their foreign policy
The president also approached Israel’s war in Loop and He reiterated his unrestricted support to Israel, both political and militaryhe said CNN.
Although more and more countries recognize Palestine and condemn Israeli actions, Trump reaffirmed his commitment to Tel Aviv, even at the expense of Washington isolation in this field.
He came to say that “recognizing the Palestinian State is an award for Hamas terrorists.”
Tariffs and “Fair Trade”
In economic matters, he defended tariffs as a legitimate tool to protect the US from countries that “violate international trade rules.”
According to Trump, his policy seeks to guarantee a “fair and reciprocal” trade that protects American economic sovereignty.
Diplomatic clashes and encounters
After his hard speech, The Republican met with the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, in a more conciliatory tone. There he assured to believe in the “UN potential for world peace”, despite his public criticisms.
The tensions did not miss: Trump replied to the president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who had denounced unilateral interventions. “Brazil is wrong, and it’s going wrong; it will only be fine when it cooperates with us,” he said.
Cuba’s response to Trump’s posture
The Government of Cuba responded on Tuesday to Trump’s statements in which he questioned the usefulness of the organization by accusing it of promoting irregular migration.
“The attack today of President Trump against the UN represents an attack on his essence as a more universal and democratic international body, to the purposes and principles of the letter, and to the concept of sovereign equality between the states,” Cuban Chancellor Bruno Rodríguez wrote on social networks.
The words of the head of Cuban diplomacy occur in full week of debates of the 80th General Assembly, in which 89 heads of state and 43 heads of government will discuss the most urgent challenges of the planet, from armed conflicts and poverty to the climatic crisis.
The attack today of the president #Trump against @Onu_es It represents an attack on its essence as a more universal and democratic international organism, to the purposes and principles of the letter, and to the concept of sovereign equality between the states. pic.twitter.com/rrbrm1jd3n
– Bruno Rodríguez P (@brunorguezp) SEPTEMBER 23, 2025
