2025 Donald Trump speech at the United Nations
| Date | September 23, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 57 minutes |
| Venue | United Nations General Assembly |
| Location | United Nations General Assembly Building, New York City, U.S. |
On September 23, 2025, United States President Donald Trump delivered a speech during the general debate of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly. He spoke for 57 minutes.[1]
Escalator incident
Prior to President Trump's speech, an escalator in the United Nations General Assembly Building stopped as he and Melania Trump were stepping onto it. Afterwards, the President demanded an investigation alleging sabotage and called for the arrest of those involved.[2] In response, conservative political commentator Jesse Watters suggested that the United States should either leave or "bomb" the UN.[3]
Content
President Trump condemned illegal immigration and called climate change a "con job".[4] He criticized his European allies for investing in renewable energy and opening their borders to "a force of illegal aliens like nobody has ever seen before," claiming "Both the immigration and suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe." He also criticized Russia for its conduct in the Russo-Ukrainian War, dismissing Russia as a "paper tiger" and not a "real military power" while threatening additional tariffs on the country.[5] He mentioned a brief conversation with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva moments before, announcing plans to meet with him next week after stating that they had an "excellent chemistry" and "embraced each other".[6]
Reception
The Wall Street Journal praised Trump's candor in telling the UN of its "growing irrelevance".[7] The South China Morning Post said that the speech was evidence that "the United States under Trump is heading in a different direction from most countries.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Curran, David (September 24, 2025). "'Your countries are going to hell': Trump's UN speech explained by an expert". The Conversation. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ Yang, Tian (September 25, 2025). "Trump demands inquiry over UN 'triple sabotage' after escalator and teleprompter mishaps". BBC News. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ Bishop, Holly (September 24, 2025). "Fox News host Jesse Watters says the US should bomb the UN over Trump's broken escalator". The Independent. ISSN 1741-9743. OCLC 185201487. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ Slattery, Gram; Holland, Steve (September 24, 2025). "Trump tells world leaders their countries are 'going to hell' in combative UN speech". Reuters. United Nations. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
- ^ Landale, James (September 23, 2025). "Trump UN speech: Seven years ago his audience laughed, this year they were silent". BBC News. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ "Trump to meet Brazil's Lula next week after 'excellent chemistry' at UN". Reuters. September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ "Trump Unplugged at Turtle Bay". The Wall Street Journal. September 23, 2025. ISSN 1042-9840. OCLC 781541372. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- ^ "Trump's speech raises questions about the future of the UN". South China Morning Post. ISSN 1563-9371. OCLC 648902513. Retrieved September 27, 2025.