"Trump returned to the United Nations rostrum today for the first time since he reclaimed the White House. The moment underscored how dramatically his relationship with the world has changed. Trump has led a campaign to upend the global order that the United States built following World War II. He has bent foreign leaders to his will while antagonizing allies by musing about a return to an age of American imperialism, when the U.S. could simply seize the territory it wanted."
"In his meandering, grievance-filled speech today, Trump belittled the threat of climate change, warned about excessive immigration, and touted his role as global peacemaker even though the wars in Ukraine and Gaza have escalated in recent months. He mocked alliances and the United Nations itself, outlining something of a Trump Doctrine that prioritizes individual nations' sovereignty and a transactional approach that rewards only those nations that can do something for the United States-or him personally."
Donald Trump returned to the United Nations after reclaiming the White House, marking a stark change from seven years earlier when world leaders laughed at him. He has campaigned to upend the post–World War II global order, bending foreign leaders while antagonizing allies and musing about a return to American imperialism. His administration has launched trade wars and aligned with movements that erode democracies and empower authoritarians. In a meandering, grievance-filled speech he belittled climate change, warned about immigration, touted himself as a peacemaker despite escalated wars, mocked alliances and the United Nations, and outlined a sovereignty-first, transactional foreign policy.
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