UNITED States President Donald Trump, in his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, is to double down on criticisms of North Korea, Iran and Venezuela.
“He will speak in extremely tough terms about the North Korean menace and the threat it poses to our security and the security of all the nations in that room,” according to a senior White House official who gave reporters a preview of the address. “And he will talk about, as well, the enablement of the North Korea regime.”
On his favorite social media outlet Tuesday, Trump expressed anticipation as he makes the most important speech of his presidency. “Big day at the United Nations – many good things, and some tricky ones, happening,” he tweeted. “We have a great team. Big speech at 10 a.m.”
Those who have seen the text of his speech say Trump will call on UN members to confront Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missile programs, and block them before North Korea’s military becomes more formidable, according to administration sources.
Without citing specifics, an official briefing reporters said Trump would speak about Iran and the tension between its government’s direction and policies and the desires of its people.
Trump said Monday that the United States will walk away from the Iran nuclear deal it agreed to in 2015, along with five other nations, if Washington deems the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency is not tough enough in monitoring it.
The senior official, who could not be identified according to briefing rules, said Trump would also have strong words about political and economic instability in Venezuela just hours after his working dinner Monday night with Latin American presidents.