Robert Tait via The Guardian:
‘As world leaders and officials gather in New York for the yearly event, and Donald Trump prepares to address them on Tuesday, how he will contribute to this historic catalog of remarks is a matter of speculation.
The US president has spent recent days blitzing social media on a variety of topics, from his planned triumphal arch in Washington to a bid to rebrand artificial intelligence, as he contends with an unpopular war and low approval ratings that threaten to drag down his party in November’s US midterm elections.
His previous addresses to the assembly suggest that the chances of a non-divisive and uplifting message are low.
Last year, Trump shocked the august gathering in his first appearance since returning to the White House the previous January by declaring to those present that their countries were “going to hell” while launching a full-frontal assault on the UN and the concept of open borders.
In 2018, during his first presidency, Trump drew laughter from fellow leaders when he opened his address by claiming: “In less than two years, my administration has accomplished almost more than any other administration in the history of our country.”
The previous year, he had attacked longstanding allies, singling out Germany for its energy policy, and declaring that the US “can no longer be taken advantage of, or enter into a one-sided deal where the United States gets nothing in return”.
…There is every chance that Trump returns to previous themes at the UN on Tuesday. In an echo of his 2018 speech, on Friday he posted a list of his “Top 25 Trump Achievements” since returning to office…’
