Overview

• Speaking to reporters after his speech, the president said NATO members should shoot down Russian aircraft that violate their airspace.
• From the General Assembly podium, he called climate change “the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the world” and labeled the carbon footprint concept a fraud.
• He accused the United Nations of financing an “attack” on Western borders by aiding migrants and told Europeans to end “open borders,” warning, “Your countries are going to hell.”
• He condemned European moves to recognize a Palestinian state, arguing such recognition would “reward” Hamas for atrocities and urged focus on freeing hostages.
• He said China and India are the primary financial backers of Russia’s war by buying Russian oil and pressed Europe to halt purchases of Russian energy.