US president Donald Trump on Tuesday addressed the general assembly, saying it is a “profound honor” to represent the American people from his home city while stressing that the US wants harmony and friendship, not conflict and strife.
He expresses thanks to all the world leaders who have offered help and condolences in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Thankfully, he says, the US is doing well.
The economy is at an “all-time high”. He says the country is experiencing job growth like it has not seen “in a very long time”.
“Our military will soon be the strongest it has ever been,” he says.
Trump says the United States will no longer be taken advantage of in deals it makes with other countries.
“Our citizens have paid the ultimate price to defend our freedom,” he says. They have also fought to defend other countries represented in the room, he says.
“It is an eternal credit to the American character,” that we have fought wars abroad but have not “sought territorial expansion” and not imposed our way of life on other people.
“We want harmony and friendship, not conflict and strife,” he says.
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