Donald Trump Delivered a Speech at the United Nations General Assembly

Donald Trump, the President of the United States, delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. This was Donald Trump's first speech as President of the United States at the UN. In his speech, Trump stated that the Iranian government has transformed a historically rich and wealthy country into a rogue state with a weak economy, where its exports now consist only of violence and bloodshed. He described the nuclear deal with Iran as the worst one-sided agreement ever signed by the U.S., which has brought shame to the country. Trump accused the Iranian government of spending the nation's wealth on groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, while this wealth rightfully belongs to the Iranian people, being spent in Syria and Yemen. He emphasized that the U.S. would not remain in a one-sided agreement that offers no benefits to the country. Trump labeled the Iranian regime as reckless, spending the country's resources on criminals like Bashar al-Assad. He insisted that the Iranian government must end terrorism. Trump also stated that the U.S. does not seek to impose its way of life on others but wants it to shine as an example. He highlighted that, as President, America is always his priority, just as a leader prioritizes their own country. At the beginning of his speech, he mentioned positive developments in the U.S. economy, including high stock rates and low unemployment since the recent presidential election. Trump asserted that terrorism and extremism have strengthened and spread to all corners of the world.