Staff Reports
President Trump’s address at the United Nations this week pulled no punches, revealing the uncomfortable truth that America’s investment in the U.N. hasn’t produced the results promised to hardworking citizens. With world crises spiraling from Ukraine to the Middle East, the president called out the institution’s chronic inability to stop conflicts or promote genuine stability. For decades, bureaucrats in New York have talked a great game, but war, human suffering, and international crimes still rage on. Trump’s challenge to the U.N. echoed what many have long suspected: the days of blind trust in global bureaucracies should be over.
The cost to American taxpayers simply cannot be ignored. Thousands of families across the country work hard every day, only to see their dollars used to bankroll an organization that has failed to leverage real influence. While international elites gather for ceremonial speeches and fruitless negotiations, actual solutions are nowhere to be found. Instead, the U.N. has become a haven where authoritarian regimes are tolerated, and anti-American policies gain traction. Shouldn’t an organization dependent on U.S. funds actually serve America’s interests rather than undermine them?
President Trump says the United Nations serves no purpose, only sending out strongly worded letters without ever following through.
He says he brought wars to an end without the UN even trying to offer assistance.
“The United Nations wasn’t there for us.” pic.twitter.com/05rQvQqOgY
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) September 23, 2025
Liberal politicians and mainstream pundits favor the optics of cooperation over meaningful outcomes. Trump’s blunt critique at the U.N. resonated because it reflects an ongoing frustration among ordinary Americans. There’s no pride in supporting an institution that coddles dictators, gives platforms to our adversaries, and routinely fails to protect the vulnerable. Time and again, global summits end in photo-ops, not peace deals. Like so many international schemes, the U.N. is a monument to good intentions gone awry.
The president’s call for accountability couldn’t come at a more important moment. Americans are growing weary of endless dialogue and fruitless resolutions while real threats persist. It takes guts to expose the inefficiencies at the heart of the world’s largest international body—yet that leadership is exactly what is needed. Countries looking for stability and order should heed Trump’s example and demand that the U.N. finally enforce its stated principles, rather than merely talk about them.
If the United Nations is unable or unwilling to deliver on its most basic promises, then it’s time to rethink America’s role—and our financial commitment—in this global endeavor. Rather than lining the pockets of international bureaucrats, maybe the solution is to refocus national resources on defending American interests first. The era of globalist illusions is coming to an end. It’s high time for Washington to demand change or consider walking away from failed international projects that have proven incapable of achieving real, lasting global peace.
