Overview

• Trump castigated the United Nations as ineffective, claimed credit for ending seven wars, and joked about a faulty teleprompter and escalator.
• He denounced unilateral moves to recognize a Palestinian state as a “reward” for Hamas and demanded the immediate release of hostages in Gaza.
• He warned European countries that open‑border migration and green‑energy agendas were driving them “to hell,” calling climate policy a “scam.”
• He threatened a “very strong” round of tariffs on Russia unless it negotiates an end to the war in Ukraine and pressed Europe to stop buying Russian oil and gas and match any U.S. measures.
• After the address, he met Volodymyr Zelensky and said Ukraine could regain all occupied territory with EU and NATO support; a UN official later said a Trump aide likely triggered the escalator stop and that the teleprompter was operated by the White House.