By Maria Maalouf
In a world crying out for strong leadership, President Donald Trump commandeered the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2025, delivering a breathtaking, hour-long speech that redefined global discourse. On the organization’s eightieth anniversary, Trump stood unyielding, exposing the United Nations as a hollow institution while proclaiming America as the world’s true beacon of strength. His address was a electrifying call to prioritize American greatness, thrilling supporters with its candor and leaving critics scrambling to counter his commanding presence. As he brushed aside the moderator’s feeble attempts to limit his time, Trump proved he is the leader, America and the world desperately needs.
The speech kicked off with a spark of Trump’s signature grit. A malfunctioning escalator at United Nations headquarters nearly tripped him and First Lady Melania, and when his teleprompter failed, he didn’t miss a beat, grabbing handwritten notes and firing off a classic line: “All I got from the United Nations was a broken escalator and a worse teleprompter.” The room, packed with world leaders, fell silent, no trace of the 2018 snickers that once greeted him, only respect for a man who speaks truth without apology. Trump tore into the United Nations’ purpose, slamming it for churning out “empty promises” that fail to end wars or solve real problems. He claimed credit for halting seven conflicts, from Middle Eastern breakthroughs to defusing Iran’s threats, doing what the United Nations could only dream of. Detractors might quibble over details, but Trump’s point landed hard: America delivers where others falter.
Allies felt the heat, and rightly so. Trump called out Europe for their disastrous open-border policies and obsession with “green” fantasies, warning their nations are “falling apart.” He urged them to buy American oil and gas, touting our energy dominance while dismissing climate initiatives as a “scam.” America’s “cleanest air in history,” he boasted, is proof of his leadership, not some globalist agenda. He took aim at Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for jailing his ally Jair Bolsonaro, threatening fifty percent tariffs to show America backs its friends. Migration was a rallying cry, with Trump praising our “impenetrable borders” and warning of “Sharia law” creeping into Western cities, while vowing to protect Christianity, the “most persecuted faith.” Every word was a bold stroke for Americans fed up with seeing our values sidelined.
On global crises, Trump showcased his dealmaking prowess. He demanded an immediate end to the Gaza war, echoing calls to stop the violence, but firmly rejected Palestinian statehood as a “gift to Hamas.” For Ukraine, he urged President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to negotiate peace with Russia, positioning himself as the only leader with the vision to resolve it. His personal ties to leaders in Israel and Russia, he said, pave the way for progress, even if results are still unfolding. Trump’s disdain for the United Nations hit a high note as he recalled offering to renovate its headquarters for five hundred million dollars in 2005, only for them to waste billions on a botched job. America’s recent withholding of one billion dollars in funding, forcing United Nations staff cuts, proves his point: why fund failure?
The United Nations’ idealistic “Better together” theme was no match for Trump’s vision of American dominance. Why settle for weak collaboration when America can lead alone? Gaza and Ukraine remain unresolved, but Trump’s push for peace shows he’s got the courage the United Nations lacks. His Nobel-worthy ambitions aren’t just talk, they are a blueprint for real leadership. As leaders shuffled to side meetings, the United Nations stood exposed as a creaking relic, its relevance fading. Trump’s speech was a clarion call: America is back, stronger than ever, and the world must follow or step aside.
