
Trump calls U.N. 'unaccountable' in boastful attack on multilateralism
At the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. president attacked the world body as a largely useless "global bureaucracy."
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At the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. president attacked the world body as a largely useless "global bureaucracy."
After calling NATO obsolete, Trump suggested America might not defend others and demanded more defense spending.
The implications of the U2 singer's message extended well beyond Ireland's race for a seat on the U.N. Security Council.
The fracture lines between Trump and some of the United States' strongest allies were evident well before the gathering.