Donald J. Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, the 80th anniversary of the world body, and it felt lifted straight out of Idiocracy. He bashed the UN, saying, “What is the purpose of the United Nations? It’s not even coming close to living up to that potential.”
Trump, who sees himself as the most intelligent man in the world, talked down to our European allies. It was one embarrassing moment to another as Trump said the prolonged war in Ukraine is making Russia “look bad,” insisting that it was supposed to be “just a quick little skirmish.”
Trump declared Christianity to be the “most persecuted religion on the planet.”
“Together, let us defend free speech and free expression,” Trump said. At the same time, he’s been clamping down on free speech in the U.S. “Let us protect religious liberty, including for the most persecuted religion on the planet today. It’s called Christianity.”
It’s as if he couldn’t stop himself.
“It’s too bad that I had to do these things instead of the United Nations doing them,” Trump said. “I ended seven wars, dealt with the leaders of each and every one of these countries, and never even received a phone call from the United Nations offering to help in finalizing the deal.”
And he just kept going.
“You’re destroying your countries,” he said, urging world leaders to adopt his harsh approach on immigration. “I can tell you I’m really good at this stuff. Your countries are going to hell.”
