President Donald Trump’s debut speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday will portray a foreign policy full of nationalism and sovereignty and secured by “America First” principles, according to a senior White House official, The Wall Street Journal report.
The president will urge for more burden sharing and cooperation among countries on issues such as the fight against terrorism, North Korea’s nuclear and military threat, and Iran’s adherence to a multinational nuclear accord.
He will also bring up the reforms the UN and the role countries have in allowing North Korea’s regime, though it wasn’t clear whether Trump will blame specific nations for keeping Pyongyang’s economy afloat despite global sanctions. He is expected also to address the crisis in Venezuela.
The address will combine the nationalistic theme of his campaign with an appeal to the nationalism of other countries as a new basis for international cooperation, the senior official said.
“It will be a foreign policy that is driven by outcomes, not by ideologies,” the official said. “What the president is doing is explaining how the principle of America First is not only consistent with the goal of international cooperation but a rational basis for every country to engage in cooperation.”
The official said Trump dedicated considerable time to drafting, developing and fine-tuning his speech with his advisers because he viewed Tuesday’s address as “an incredible moment and an enormous opportunity to demonstrate U.S. leadership and U.S. values.”
Trump’s speech will be delivered with the use of a Teleprompter—although he is best known for speaking informally and off the cuff—in an effort to convincingly present a foreign-policy doctrine.
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