Donald Trump shocks at UN: Says Future belongs to patriots not globalists

US President Donald Trump has shocked his audience at the United Nations  74th General Assembly by declaring that “Future Doesn’t Belong To Globalists, It Belongs To Patriots”.

It was his his habitual defence of national sovereignty but this time , he tempered his rhetorics, stressing the U.S. desire for peaceful relations with all and calling for collective, rather than unilateral, action.

The response to Trump in the chamber was relatively muted, a year after the crowd laughed when he boasted about his achievements and gasped in 2017 when he threatened to wipe out North Korea.

U.S. President Donald Trump also attacked the policies pushed by those he termed “open border activists”.

He said their policies were hurting the very people they supposedly aim to help, as he called illegal immigration one of the world’s must crucial challenges.

“Today I have a message for those open border activists who cloak themselves in the rhetoric of social justice: your policies are not just. Your policies are cruel and evil,” Trump told the United Nations General Assembly.

“You are empowering criminal organizations that prey on innocent men, women and children. You put your own false sense of virtue before the lives, wellbeing and countless innocent people,” he said. “When you undermine border security, you are undermining human rights and human dignity.”

His speech, as expected dwelled on China and Iran, two major agenda on his plate.

He denounced what he called Iran’s “blood lust” and called on other nations to join the United States to pressure Iran after attacks on Saudi oil facilities, but said there is a path to peace.

“America knows that while anyone can make war, only the most courageous can choose peace,” Trump said in an address to the United Nations General Assembly annual gathering of world leaders.

The Sept. 14 attacks in Saudi Arabia, widely blamed on Iran, have rattled the Middle East and raised concerns about a broader war. Iran denies involvement. Trump has shown restraint in the crisis, holding back from military retaliation despite pressure from conservative hawks, at least for now.

But he promised to keep trying to squeeze Iran’s economy with sanctions until Tehran agrees to give up what Washington says is a pursuit of nuclear weapons. Iran has said its nuclear program has always been for peaceful purposes only.

“All nations have a duty to act. No responsible government should subsidize Iran’s blood lust. As long as Iran’s menacing behaviour continues sanctions will not be lifted, they will be tightened,” Trump said.

Trump had a stern message for China and its president, Xi Jinping, with whom he is locked in a trade war that is damaging both their economies. He said the world is watching how Beijing handles mass demonstrations in Hong Kong that have heightened fears of a potential Chinese crackdown.

“How China chooses to handle the situation will say a great deal about its role in the world in the future. We are all counting on President Xi as a great leader,” he said.

Trump has sought to pressure China to agree to reduce trade barriers through a policy of increasing tariffs on Chinese products. He said China is taking advantage of World Trade Organization rules that give Beijing beneficial treatment as a “developing economy.”

“Hopefully we can reach an agreement that will be beneficial to both countries. But as I have made clear I will not accept a bad deal for the American people,” Trump said.