During his September 22 address at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump strongly denounced the UN and its various globalist initiatives, but simultaneously claimed the global bloc has “great potential.”
Objections
In his speech, which covered several other topics, most notably the war in Iran, Trump declared that under his presidency, there would be “no global government” and “no global taxes.” He denounced the UN’s International Maritime Organization for attempting to impose “a first-ever global carbon tax,” the International Criminal Court for attempting to investigate U.S. service members, and the UN Human Rights Council for criticizing the United States for anti-“transgender” laws while turning a blind eye to the persecution of Christians globally.
Trump did not stop there. He also denounced the UN — particularly the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — for supporting mass migration, declaring that “there is no human right to illegal immigration, but there is a right to remain a sovereign nation.” And finally, he declared that the United States “totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control … artificial intelligence.”
In these statements, Trump echoed many of the warnings that The John Birch Society, the parent organization of The New American, has made over the years of the UN’s threat to American sovereignty. If Trump had merely stuck to those statements, his speech — or that portion of it — would have been very positive.
Conflicting Actions
However, Trump also made clear his desire to “reform” the UN instead of exiting it outright. For example, he declared that “the United Nations has great, great potential,” and commended U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz for working “to implement the most sweeping UN reforms in history.”
Trump’s statements mirror an overarching theme during his second presidency.
On one hand, his administration has strongly opposed many UN agencies and initiatives. For example, the president signed a proclamation in January initiating U.S. withdrawal from nearly 70 international organizations, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and his administration formally denounced the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
On the other hand, both Trump and several of his appointees have openly supported U.S. membership in the UN, and have advocated “reforming” the global body.
Don’t “Reform” — Get US Out!
This emphasis on “reform” is misguided, since the UN’s fundamental purpose is to lay the framework for a full-fledged one-world government — and, along the way, counter and undermine U.S. national interests.
Instead of trying to “reform” the UN, the United States must get out of it entirely. Legislation to do this — H.R. 1498 and S. 669, titled the DEFUND Act — has been introduced in the current Congress. Our members of Congress — and even our state officials — must act before it’s too late.
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