Overview

• Speaking for nearly an hour, the president called other countries "going to hell" unless they abandon open-border policies and green energy, dismissed climate change as a "con job," and urged greater use of fossil fuels and nuclear power.
• He urged Hamas to release hostages and rejected recognition of a Palestinian state as a "reward" for the Oct. 7 attacks, as several U.S. allies moved ahead with statehood recognition.
• On Ukraine, he blamed continued Russian oil purchases by China, India and European nations for funding the war, and threatened a "very strong" round of tariffs on Russia unless it negotiates an end to the conflict.
• He touted having "ended seven wars," a claim questioned by governments and analysts, and he said NATO states should shoot down Russian aircraft that violate their airspace, according to pool reports.
• Operational glitches — a stopped escalator and a failed teleprompter later attributed by the UN to members of the U.S. delegation — became part of the day’s drama, as the Secret Service separately said it foiled a telecom plot involving more than 100,000 SIM cards near the UN.