President Donald Trump delivered a forceful address at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, sharply criticizing the international body for what he described as failures in addressing immigration and global conflicts.
Speaking to assembled world leaders, Trump painted the U.N. as an organization with “tremendous potential” that has consistently fallen short, contrasting its shortcomings with his own record on domestic and foreign policy.
Trump singled out U.N. funding that supports immigrants entering the United States illegally.
According to the president, the organization allocated $374 million in cash assistance to roughly 624,000 illegal immigrants in 2024, in addition to providing food, transportation and debit cards.
“Think of that—the U.N. is supporting people who are illegally coming into the United States, and then we have to get them out,” he said, framing the aid as a breach of American sovereignty.
Trump went on to blame the U.N. and its member nations for the surge in immigration during the Biden administration, asserting that millions crossed the southern border last year alone.
He framed this as the result of lax enforcement and international complicity, according to Trending Politics.
“Now we have it stopped, totally stopped—people know they can’t get through,” Trump said, underscoring what he called the “failed experiment of open borders.”
Trump also turned his attention to global crises, criticizing the U.N. for inaction in conflicts spanning Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Hamas, Iran and Venezuela.
He accused China and India of indirectly fueling the war in Ukraine through energy purchases, and he threatened tariffs on European nations that fail to adopt similar measures.
Regarding Iran, Trump reiterated that it “can never be allowed to possess the most dangerous weapon,” while urging Hamas to release the remaining hostages immediately.
Despite a teleprompter malfunction and a broken escalator during his speech, Trump maintained a pointed and confrontational tone, insisting that “empty words do not solve war” and that the U.N. must take meaningful action, the Washington Examiner notes.
He framed his address around U.S. sovereignty, border security and the need for nations to prioritize the safety and welfare of their citizens above globalist agendas.
Security was tight at the U.N. compound, where the U.S. Secret Service had recently disrupted a potential electronic threat involving SIM cards equivalent to 100,000 cell phones, as Resist the Mainstream highlighted in an earlier report.
The devices were being traced to ensure the safety of delegates attending the assembly.
Beyond criticism, Trump met with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, asserting that the U.S. remains “100 percent” behind the organization while continuing to press for reform.
He also participated in multilateral discussions with leaders from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, the UAE and Jordan, and is scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, highlighting his efforts to blend confrontation with diplomacy.
Throughout his address, Trump emphasized accountability, insisting that international bodies and governments must not undermine U.S. sovereignty.
By linking U.N. funding to real-world consequences at the southern border and global conflicts, he positioned his criticism as both a national security and fiscal responsibility issue, signaling a continuation of his America-first foreign policy philosophy.
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