SaralnamaDonald Trump has criticised other countries' migration and climate policies, during a scathing speech to the United Nations that also took aim at the body itself. He told the UN's General Assembly in New York it was time to end the "failed experiment of open borders" and claimed UN predictions over climate change were wrong, prompting gasps from the assembly floor. In a wide-ranging speech stretching to almost an hour, Trump also repeated claims to have stopped "seven wars" since returning to the White House, and accused the UN of failing to help him do so. He queried the UN's purpose and said it was "not living up to its potential". Though the reaction from delegates was largely muted, some were visibly squirming in their seats as the US president addressed the UN for the first time since he began… (Updated 23 Sep 2025, 23:02 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Donald Trump has criticised other countries' migration and climate policies, during a scathing speech to the United Nations that also took aim at the body itself
- He told the UN 's General Assembly in New York it was time to end the "failed experiment of open borders" and claimed UN predictions over climate change were wrong, prompting gasps from the assembly floor
- In a wide-ranging speech stretching to almost an hour, Trump also repeated claims to have stopped "seven wars" since returning to the White House, and accused the UN of failing to help him do so