Trump Says UN Has Tremendous Potential, Can Settle Wars After He Has Gone
Trump told Politico, ‘The U.N. is not leaving New York, and it’s not leaving the United States, because the U.N. has tremendous potential.’
President Donald Trump delivers remarks to the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City, on Sept. 23, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump has denied that the United Nations will have to close its headquarters in New York for financial reasons, and has talked of the organization’s “tremendous potential.”
“When I’m no longer around to settle wars, the U.N. can. It has tremendous potential. Tremendous,” Trump told Politico.
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