any modern presidency, by not taking an unambiguous stand against bigotry, against anti-semitism, all the things that those white supremacists represented in charlottesville. right. so this then brings up the question of where the republican party is. whether or not they are divided. whether or not the bushes represent sort of the establishment and the old guard and that president trump represents the sort of new feeling in the republican party. here s what the white house has said in response to these comments that you captured in your book. if one presidential candidate can disassemble a political party, it speaks volumes about how strong a legacy its past two presidents really had. and that begins with the iraq war, one of the greatest foreign policy mistakes in american history. president trump remains focused on keep asing his promise to th american people, by bringing back jobs, promoting an america first foreign policy, and standing up for the forgotten
a legacy its past two presidents really had. that begins with the iraq war. one of greatest foreign policy mistakes in american history. president trump remains focused on keeping his promises to the american people by bringing back job, promoting an america first foreign policy and standing up for the for gotten men and women of our great country. all right, still so much more straight ahead in the newsroom, but first anthony bordain visited puerto rico before hurricane maria ripped across the island. he delves into puerto rico s complex patchwork, its diverse cultures and sensational cuisine. puerto rico, you think you know it, maybe you grew up around puerto rican culture like i did in new york city. it s incredible. music, incredible food. lovely people.
their character. this means that people are every race, religion, ethnicity can be fully and equally american. it means bigustry or white supremacy in any form is blasphemy against the american creed. [ applause ] president bush s speeches come only a couple days after a powerful speech by senator john mccain who also talked about america s place in the world and didn t mention the president by name but rejected the trump administration s america first foreign policy. now, for the record, a spokesperson for president george w. bush tells nbc news that in those remarks the president was not criticizing president trump, saying, these are the same themes president bush has spoken on for the last two decades. coming up, speaking of ex presidents, president obama weighed in on this topic as well. more of that later in the show and we ll be back in 60 seconds.
map. he says it was an emotional reaction. it felt like in the words of this diplomat, a wind had swept through the room. just one of many bold lines in the defining speech of trump foreign policy. major portions of the world are in conflict, and some in fact are going to hell. reporter: in his maiden speech before the u.n., president donald trump delivered a blistering attack on nations he described as evil and grave dangers to the world. if the righteous many do not confront the wicked few, then evil will triumph. when decent people and nations become bystanders to history, the forces of destruction only gather power and strength. reporter: the president giving the more than 150 international delegations present an upfront look at his america first foreign policy. as president of the united
saying that he is prepared to effectively totally destroy north korea if that country doesn t stop the nuclear provocations. using that new monger for kim jong-un that rerolled out over the weekend, rocket man, saying he s on a suicide mission with the nuclear provocations some really the sharpest language, the most specific language yet that we have heard on north korea. on iran, which you mentioned, hallie, he definitely signaled that he is pulling out of the iran nuclear deal, calling it an embarrassment, saying the united states will not give cover to something allowing iran to continue to develop its nuclear program. but it was the tone of this overall speech that i think was so remarkable, hallie. it was combative and a feeling like a speech he would have given on the campaign trail, but unapologetic, a defense of his america first foreign policy. the implications could be