Five top takeaways from Trump's high-stakes UN speech to the world
"A lot has happened since we gathered here last year," President Donald Trump said midway through his address to the United Nations General Assembly.No kidding.First there was the Gaza ceasefire and hostage return, then Operation Absolute Resolve that removed Nicolas Maduro from power in Venezuela, and, of course, the deployment of U.S.
military and economic power to stop Iran’s "mad dash" for a nuclear weapon.Trump has put American courage and fortitude on display by taking big risks to strengthen the U.S.position—not just for global leadership, but for America’s future.
This U.N.speech had its triumphant moments.
"Bully no more," Trump said as he touted the battlefield success of Operation Epic Fury.Yet Trump’s serious and formal tone was evidence that this has also been a year that has tested the optimism and tried the patience of both President Trump and the American people.TRUMP DEFENDS US INTERVENTIONS ABROAD AHEAD OF 'BIG DECISION' ON IRAN: 'SETTLING YEARS OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS'Here are five takeaways.1.
Iran’s Choice is a Deal or Annihilation."Just imagine if such a vile regime were ever empowered to carry out large-scale terror attacks from behind a nuclear shield.
This was the reality we had to confront—a reality that far too many preferred to ignore," Trump explained on Tuesday.And the U.N.audience broke into spontaneous applause when Trump vowed again that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.
He asked world leaders to stay "united in maintaining pressure" on Iran.But, to no one’s surprise, this speech was also a direct message to the "lunatic clerics" who run Iran, to borrow the phrase from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.SECURITY EXPERT HAILS TRUMP'S GREENLAND PACT AS A 'BIG DEAL' ON PAR WITH ALASKA PURCHASEIran can make a deal or face annihilation.
"I believe we’ll make a deal right after the midterms," Trump said.He’s ever-hopeful, but this is why 50,000 U.S.
service members, led by two aircraft carriers, remain in the regi...