Trump mocks UN in blistering return to General Assembly
US President Donald Trump relentlessly mocked the UN on Tuesday in his first address since his White House comeback, blasting it for failing to bring peace and claiming the world body encourages illegal migration.
In his return to the UN General Assembly podium, Trump accused the UN of fostering an “assault” through migration on Western countries that he said were “going to hell”.
He likewise used the major forum to denounce efforts to reduce global warming, calling climate change concerns “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”.
“What is the purpose of the United Nations?” asked Trump.
“All they seem to do is write a really strongly worded letter,” he said. “It’s empty words, and empty words don’t solve war”
The 79-year-old even complained about a broken escalator and teleprompter at the New York headquarters of the UN,…
