Trump Says UN Still Has Tremendous Potential, as Organization Struggles Financially

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 U.N. 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 City for financial reasons, and he 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 on Feb. 1.