NEW YORK – “Your countries are going to hell,” warned Donald Trump in an almost hour-long speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
As the US President sees it, immigration is “destroying” the world and is leading to 300,000 children being trafficked and abused. He also said that renewable energy doesn’t work and climate change is the “greatest con job perpetrated on the world”.
The apocalyptic vision – soaked in half-truths and exaggerations – was meant to be a warning to the assembled delegates in New York to fall in line behind American leadership. Instead, it showed in stark detail how Trump’s second administration is embracing the strongman’s view of the world. New Feature
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