Full speech: Trump delivers address to the United Nations General Assembly
NBC News·2025-09-23 16:37

Economic Achievements & Policies - The US economy is described as the "hottest country anywhere in the world" with the "strongest economy"[1] - The US has secured commitments and money already paid for over $17 trillion in new investment in just eight months, contrasting with less than $1 trillion in four years under the previous administration [1] - The administration implemented the largest tax cuts and regulation cuts in American history [1] - Workers' wages are rising at the fastest pace in more than 60 years [1] Immigration & Border Security - The number of illegal aliens admitted into the US has been zero for the last four months [1] - The UN is accused of funding an assault on Western countries and their borders, budgeting $372 million in cash assistance to support migrants journeying into the United States in 2024 [3] - The administration has stopped mass trafficking of children, returning almost 30,000 children to their homes [5][6] - According to the Council of Europe, almost 50% of inmates in German prisons were foreign nationals or migrants in 2024, with similar statistics in Austria (53%), Greece (54%), and Switzerland (72%) [4] Foreign Policy & Global Conflicts - At the NATO summit in June, virtually all NATO members formally committed to increased defense spending from 2% to 5% of GDP [1] - The administration claims to have negotiated numerous historic trade deals, including with the United Kingdom, the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia [1] - The speaker claims to have ended seven unendable wars in just seven months, including conflicts in Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, the Congo and Rwanda, Pakistan and India, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, and Armenia and Azerbaijan [1] - Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity was demolished in Operation Midnight Hammer, where seven American B2 bombers dropped 14 30,000-pound bombs on Iran's key nuclear facility [2] - The speaker calls on every nation to join the US in ending the development of biological weapons and advocates for a cessation of the development of nuclear weapons [3] Energy & Environmental Policy - The speaker criticizes renewable energy sources as a "joke" and too expensive, advocating for fossil fuels and nuclear energy [6] - Europe is described as being on the brink of destruction because of the green energy agenda [6] - The speaker withdrew from the Paris climate accord, claiming it was a scam where the United States was paying much more than every other country [7] - European electricity bills are four to five times more expensive than those in China and two to three times higher than in the United States [7]