FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump’s first address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday [9-19-17] will lay out a foreign policy rooted in his view of nationalism and sovereignty and anchored by ‘America First’ principles, according to a senior White House official.
Mr. Trump will call for more burden sharing and cooperation among countries on issues including the fight on terrorism, North Korea’s nuclear and military threat, and Iran’s adherence to a multinational nuclear deal.
He will also mention reforms at the U.N. and the role countries play in enabling North Korea’s regime, though it wasn’t clear whether Mr. 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…
The official said Mr. 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.’
Mr. 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.”
–Farnaz Fassihi and Eli Stokols, “Trump to Push Nationalist Policy at U.N.,” The Wall Street Journal online, Sept. 18, 2017 09:00pm