Victor Davis Hanson on Alleged UN Sabotage of Trump's Speech and Global Hypocrisy

Alleged Sabotage of Trump's UN Speech

• 📌 During Donald Trump's rare address to the United Nations on September 23rd, four unusual incidents occurred, suggesting deliberate sabotage.
• ⚡ The first incident involved the escalator mysteriously shutting down as Trump and his entourage began their ascent.
• 💡 Subsequently, the teleprompter suddenly went out, though both the escalator and teleprompter were later restored.
• 🗣️ A third issue was that Trump's voice was mysteriously deamplified, making him inaudible to many, including reporters and First Lady Melania Trump.
• 🌍 Finally, the translation feed briefly switched to Portuguese instead of English for the UN membership.
• ⚠️ Victor Davis Hanson states that these four circumstances occurring in a single session are "almost impossible" and indicate that UN employees or administrators may have deliberately tried to sabotage an American president.

Trump's Extended Speech and UN Reaction

• 🎤 Experiencing these technical difficulties, Donald Trump decided to extend his speech from 15 minutes to approximately 55 minutes.
• 🤐 The UN membership's reaction to Trump's candid and critical speech was described as stony silence.
• 🎯 Trump's speech highlighted the UN's lack of importance in brokering peace in various global conflicts, contrasting it with their focus on condemning Israel.

Hypocrisy in UN Member Walkouts

• 🚶‍♂️ Hanson points out the hypocrisy of UN members walking out during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech but not during speeches from leaders of countries like China, which has over a million people in a Uyghur labor camp.
• 🇨🇳 He contrasts this with the silence afforded to China's Xi Jinping, despite human rights abuses.
• 🇹🇷 Similarly, no walkouts occurred for speeches from leaders like Turkey's Erdoğan, who has occupied northern Cyprus.
• 🇷🇺 And no walkouts occurred for Russian diplomats, despite the war in Ukraine.
• ✡️ Hanson suggests this selective outrage is because Israel is small, Western, and Jewish.

Trump's Critique of Europe

• 🇪🇺 Trump's speech also addressed Europe, criticizing its "suicidal energy policy" which subsidizes inefficient green energy (solar and wind) while abandoning oil, natural gas, clean coal, and nuclear power.
• 📉 This policy has led to Europe losing its competitive edge and consumers suffering.
• 🌍 Additionally, Trump criticized Europe's immigration policy, noting the influx of millions of immigrants, primarily from the Middle East, who have not integrated into Western civilization, leading to significant societal problems.
• 🛡️ He also noted that Europe has become disarmed.
• 🤝 Trump framed these critiques as coming from a place of wanting Europe to be a full partner and fulfill its shared Western heritage, which reportedly angered both Europeans and other nations not addressed directly.