Trump invades the UN with a brutish speech | Ted Widmer
It was a spectacle of raw power – a power that is likely to only diminish in the years aheadTue 22 Sep 2026 17.30 EDTLast modified on Tue 22 Sep 2026 17.37 EDTShareExpectations were low for Donald Trump’s address to the UN on Tuesday, and yet somehow it was even worse than expected. He does not perform well in formal settings, like chambers of government, preferring a blingier room, like Mar-a-Lago, or an outdoor rally. He mentioned that these wars had previously been “unendable”, an interesting word that effectively describes two wars today.
- ▪It was a spectacle of raw power – a power that is likely to only diminish in the years aheadTue 22 Sep 2026 17.30 EDTLast modified on Tue 22 Sep 2026 17.37 EDTShareExpectations were low for Donald Trump’s address to the UN on Tuesday, and y
- ▪He does not perform well in formal settings, like chambers of government, preferring a blingier room, like Mar-a-Lago, or an outdoor rally.
- ▪He mentioned that these wars had previously been “unendable”, an interesting word that effectively describes two wars today.
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‘The power of persuasion has always been critical to presidents coming into the United Nations.’ Photograph: Selcuk Acar/Anadolu/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreen‘The power of persuasion has always been critical to presidents coming into the United Nations.’ Photograph: Selcuk Acar/Anadolu/Getty ImagesOpinionUS newsTrump invades the UN with a brutish speechTed WidmerGone was any shred of US idealism. It was a spectacle of raw power – a power that is likely to only diminish in the years aheadTue 22 Sep 2026 17.30 EDTLast modified on Tue 22 Sep 2026 17.37 EDTShareExpectations were low for Donald Trump’s address to the UN on Tuesday, and yet somehow it was even worse than expected.
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