President Trump appeared this morning in front of a gathering of the United Nations General Assembly and went on the attack. He argued that the U.N. was feckless and ineffective, and accused both allies and foes across the world of allowing immigration and renewable energy to destroy “a large part of the free world.”
In a speech that went almost four times as long as his allotted time, the president cast himself to the room full of world leaders as the only one who could solve the world’s problems. “I’m really good at this stuff,” he said. “Your countries are going to hell.”
Trump spent roughly a quarter of his address railing against concerns about global warming. He claimed the scientific consensus on the issue was “made by stupid people,” and described climate change as the “greatest con job” ever perpetrated on the world. The president also accused environmentalists of wanting to “kill all the cows.”
Trump also aired other grievances, often veering off script. He questioned whether the U.N. should exist; he attacked leaders who recognized a Palestinian state; he insulted London’s mayor; and he complained about windmills ruining beautiful landscapes.
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After his speech, Trump sat down with Ukraine’s president and shifted his stance on the war against Russia. He said he now believed that Ukraine could regain all of its territory lost to Russia.
Trump also said that NATO countries should shoot down Russian military aircraft that enter their airspace.
Nearby, the Secret Service found and seized an illicit network of sophisticated equipment that was capable of shutting down the cellular network.