CBS News September 25, 2018, 9:05 AM President Trump is taking to the world stage on Tuesday to deliver his address before the United Nations General Assembly in New York. It is his second time addressing the body since taking office.Senior administration officials previewed the president's speech on Monday, saying Mr. Trump would discuss topics including the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Iran and the theme of "sovereignty." In the year since his last address, the president has taken a soft stance at times towards North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin, while blasting America's closest allies.Trump's U.N. speech - live updates below: Trump on Iran Iran and the U.S.' pullout of the internationally-accepted Obama-era nuclear pact is expected to be raised in the president's address on Tuesday.Pompeo said that the administration's goals of reimposing strict sanctions on Iran and those that do business with the regime "have made clear we will not … [Read more...] about Trump delivers address to United Nations General Assembly — live updates
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President Trump to address United Nations on Tuesday
President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton brought a prop to the UN General Assembly to underscore the Trump administration's primary theme: the US stands on its own.Bolton waved a copy of the Constitution, a little booklet meant to symbolize the message of sovereignty US officials will hammer home during the year's largest gathering of world leaders. "Everybody got a copy?" he asked reporters Monday, before outlining his vision that "infringements on our sovereignty are ... an infringement on the people themselves."Bolton and other officials were previewing a theme that Trump will strike Tuesday, when he is expected to use his second UN address to emphasize his administration's intent to distance itself from international groups and pacts the US has previously embraced. Even if Trump and his team of senior officials weren't explicitly driving home that message, the growing distance between the US and its traditional allies, particularly in Europe, will be on clear … [Read more...] about President Trump to address United Nations on Tuesday
Trump to address drugs, nuclear weapons in UN speeches
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will discuss the global drug trade and stopping the spread of weapons of mass destruction during two speeches next week at the United Nations General Assembly. The White House says Thursday that Trump will address the "Global Call to Action on the World Drug Problem" event Monday. He will address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday and chair Wednesday's U.N. Security Council meeting on counter-proliferation. Trump is to hold 'pull-aside meetings with U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Maria Fernanda Espinosa, the General Assembly president. Trump will have longer bilateral meetings with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, French President Emmanuel Macron, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May. … [Read more...] about Trump to address drugs, nuclear weapons in UN speeches
President Trump to Address US Naval Academy Graduation
President Donald Trump is set to address the 2018 graduates of the United States Naval Academy. Trump will give the commencement speech in Annapolis Friday, a day after highlighting American military preparedness as he canceled a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump will speak to 1,042 newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants. He is expected to highlight his efforts to boost federal defense spending. On Twitter Friday, Trump said he looks "forward to being with some of the greatest people on earth!" As President Donald Trump is under increased scrutiny by Congress over allegations of putting former FBI Director James Comey under pressure to drop the investigation over former national security advisor Michael Flynn, Trump took the the opportunity to complain about recent media coverage at a commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. (Published Wednesday, May 17, 2017) It will be Trump's first time speaking to the … [Read more...] about President Trump to Address US Naval Academy Graduation
Trump to address US Naval Academy graduation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to address the 2018 graduates of the United States Naval Academy. Trump will give the commencement speech in Annapolis Friday, a day after highlighting American military preparedness as he canceled a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (kim jawng oon). Trump will speak to 1,042 newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants. He is expected to highlight his efforts to boost federal defense spending. On Twitter Friday, Trump said he looks "forward to being with some of the greatest people on earth!" It will be Trump's first time speaking to the academy's graduating class. Last year, Trump addressed the Coast Guard Academy. … [Read more...] about Trump to address US Naval Academy graduation