200 nations or so is a milestone for any president , particularly for this one, though, because President Trump as a candidate ran on this nationalist message, America First was his mantra. Taking more responsibility on an individual country basis. Today hes going to try to turn the page on that and will actually call for unity among Global Leaders call for collective action against what he will highlight at shared threats, specifically and most immediately from north korea and its growing nuclear arsenal. But he will also call out rogue re themes in venezuela and as well in iran. And when he takes this podium hes doing so at a time of intense diplomatic pressure and tension about those two nuclear empowered programs in iran and in north korea. Earlier you had the u. N. Secretarygeneral warning that the world could be sleepwalking into war raising concerns about putting up more borders, putting up walls, shutting down Global Communication and concerns that many World Leaders have as it relates to the campaign that President Trump ran on and articulated as his foreign policy. Today hes going to try to broaden that out and talk about what now as president he sees as a need for particularly china and particularly russia though he may not call them out by name to stand with the United Nations to stand with the United States to counter this global threat. All right. Margaret brennan, thank you. The president of brazil just finished speaking. Well bring President Trumps remarks live. Well bring in John Dickerson moderator of face the nation. We covered these before. How do you expect President Trumps address to be different . Well, it certainly he was critical, very critical of the u. N. As a candidate. Hes sketched out an America First proposals in his presidency so far but hes used the u. N. , this collective organization often in his presidency to increase sanctions on north korea and has boasted about what the u. S. Has been able to do using the u. N. So he comes there both to lay out new terms but also as someone who has relied on the u. N. In dealing with north korea. I think whats important to watch here what he says to the north Korean Leader and what he says to china in his remarks. As opposed to generalities he can use his remarks in specific to speak to those two incidents and heres the president now. On behalf of the General Assembly i have the honor to welcome to the United Nations his excellency donald trump, president of the United States of america and to invite him to address the assembly. Mr. Secretarygeneral, mr. President , World Leaders and distinguished delegates, welcome to new york. It is a profound honor to stand here in my home city as a representative of the American People to address the people of the world. As millions of our citizens continue to suffer the effects of the devastating hurricanes that have struck our country, i want to begin by expressing my appreciation to every leader in this room who has offered assistance and aid. The American People are strong and resilient and they will emerge from these hardships more determined than ever before. Fortunately, the United States has done very well since election day last november 8th. The stock market is at an alltime high, a record. Unemployment is at its lowest level in 16 years and because of our regulatory and other reform, we have more people working in the United States today than ever before. Companies are moving back. Creating job growth the likes of which our country has not seen in a very long time, and it has just been announced that we will be spending almost 700 billion on our military and defense, our military will soon be the str g strongest it has ever been. For more than 70 years in types of war and peace, the leaders of nations, movements and religions have stood before this assembly, like them, i intend to address some of the very serious threats before us today, but also the enormous potential waiting to be unleashed. We live in a time of extraordinary opportunity. Breakthroughs in science, technology and medicine are curing illnesses and solving problems that prior generations thought impossible to solve. But each day also brings news of growing dangers that threaten everything we cherish and value. Terrorists and extremists have gathered strength and spread to every region of the planet, rogue regimes represented in this body not only support terrorists but threaten other nations and their own people with the most destructive weapons known to humanity. Authority and authoritarian powers seek to collapse the values, the systems and alliances that prevented conflict and tilted the world toward freedom since world war ii. International criminal networks, traffic drugs, weapons, people, force dislocation and mass migration, threaten our borders and new forms of aggression exploit technology to menace our citizens. To put it simply, we meet at a time of both immense promise and great peril. It is entirely up to us whether we lift the world to new heights or let it fall into a valley of disrepair. We have it in our power should we so choose to lift millions from poverty, to help our citizens realize their dreams and to ensure that new generations of children are raised free from violence, hatred and fear. This institution was founded in the aftermath of two world wars, to help shape this better future, it was based on the vision that diverse nations could cooperate to protect their sovereignty, preserve their security and promote their prosperity. It was in the same period exactly 70 years ago that the United States developed the Marshall Plan to help restore europe. Those three beautiful pillars, theyre pillars of peace, sovereignty, security and prosperity. The Marshall Plan was built on the noble idea that the whole world is safer when nations are strong, independent and free. As president truman said in his message to congress at that time, our support of european recovery is in full accord with our support of the United Nations, the success of the United Nations depends upon the independent strength of its members. To overcome the perils of the present and to achieve the promise of the future, we must begin with the wisdom of the past, our success depends on a coalition of strong and independent nations that embrace their sovereignty to promote security, prosperity and peace for themselves and for the world. We do not expect diverse countries to share the same cultures, traditions or even systems of government, but we do expect all nations to uphold these two core sovereign duties, to respect the interests of their own people and the rights of every other sovereign nation. This is the beautiful vision of this institution, and this is the foundation for cooperation and success. Strong sovereign nations let diverse countries with different values, different cultures and different dreams not just coexist, but work side by side on the basis of mutual respect. Strong sovereign nations let their people take ownership of the future and control their own destiny and strong, sovereign nations allow individuals to flourish in the fullness of the Life Intended by god. In america we do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone. But rather to let it shine as an example for everyone to watch. This week gives our country a special reason to take pride in that example. We are celebrating the 230th anniversary of our beloved constitution, the oldest constitution still in use in the world today. This timeless document has been the foundation of peace, prosperity and freedom for the americans and for countless millions around the globe whose own countries have found inspiration in its respect for human nature, Human Dignity and the rule of law. The greatest in the United States constitution is its first three beautiful words, they are, we, the people. Generations of americans have sacrificed to maintain the promise of those words, the promise of our country and of our great history. In america the people govern. The people rule and the people are sovereign. I was elected not to take power but to give power to the American People where it belongs. In Foreign Affairs we are renewing this founding principle of sovereignty, our governments first duty is to its people, to our citizens. To serve their needs, to ensure their safety, to preserve their rights and to defend their values. As president of the United States, i will always put America First. Just like you as the leaders of your countries will always and should always put your countries first. [ applause ] all responsible leaders have an obligation to serve their own citizens and the nation tate remains the best vehicle for elevating the human condition. But making a better life for our people also requires us to Work Together in close harmony and unity to create a more safe and peaceful future for all people. The United States will forever be a great friend to the world and especially to its allies but we can no longer be taken advantage of or enter into a onesided deal where the United States gets nothing in return. As long as i hold this office, i will defend americas interests above all else. But in fulfilling our obligations to our own nations, we also realize that its in everyones interest to seek a future where all nations can be sovereign, prosperous and secure. America does more than speak for the values expressed in the United Nations charter. Our citizens have paid the ultimate price to defend our freedom and the freedom of many nations represented in this great hall. Americas devotion is measured on the battlefields where our young men and women have fought and ago feistsacrificed from th of europe to the deserts of the middle east to the jungle of the asia. It is an eternal credit to the american character that even after we and our allies emerge victorious from the bloodiest war in history, we did not seek territorial expansion or attempt to oppose and impose our way of life on others. Instead, we helped build institutions such as this one to defend the sovereignty, security and prosperity for all. For the diverse nations of the world, this is our hope. We want harmony and friendship, not conflict and strife. We are guided by outcomes, not ideology. We have a policy of principled realism rooted in shared goals, interests and values. That realism forces us to confront a question facing every leader and nation in this room, it is a question we cannot escape or avoid. We will slide down the path of complacency numb to the challenges, threats and even wars we face or do we have enough strength and pride to confront those dangers today so that our citizens can enjoy peace and prosperity tomorrow . If we desire to lift up our citizens, if we aspire to the approval of history then we must fulfill our sovereign duties to the people we faithfully represent. We must protect our nations, their interests and their futures. We must reject threats to sovereignty from the ukraine to the south china sea. We must uphold respect for law, respect for borders and respect for culture and the peaceful engagement these allow. And just as the founders of this body intended, we must Work Together and confront together those who threaten us with chaos, turmoil and terror. The scourge of our planet today is a small group of rogue regimes that violate every principle on which the United Nations is based. They respect neither their own citizens nor the sovereign rights of their countries. 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. No one has shown more contempt for other nations and for the wellbeing of their own people than the depraved regime in north korea. It is responsnsible for the starvation deaths of millions of north koreans and for the imprisonment, torture, killing and oppression of countless more. We were all witness to the regimes deadly abuse when an innocent American College student Otto Warmbier was returned to america only to die a few days later. We saw it in the assassination of the dictators brother using banned nerve agents in an international airport. We know it kidnapped a sweet, 13yearold japanese girl from a beach in her own country to enslave her as a language tutor for north koreas spies. If this is not twisted enough, now north koreas reckless pursuit of Nuclear Weapons and Ballistic Missiles threatens the entire world with unthinkable loss of human life. It is an outrage that some nations would not only trade with such a regime, but would arm, supply and financially support a country that imperials the world with nuclear conflict. No nation on earth has an interest in seeing this band of criminals arm itself with Nuclear Weapons and missiles. The United States has great strength and patience. But if it is forced to defend itself for its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. Rocket man is on a Suicide Mission for himself and for his regime. The United States is ready, willing and able but hopefully this will not be necessary. Thats what the United Nations is all about. Thats what the United Nations is for, lets see how they do. It is time for north korea to realize that the denuclearization is its only acceptable future. The United NationsSecurity Council recently held two unanimous 150 votes adopting hardhitting resolutions against north korea and i want to thank china and russia for joining the vote to impose sanctions along with all of the other members of the Security Council. Thank you to all involved. But we must do much more. It is time for all nations to Work Together to isolate the kim regime until it ceases its hostile behavior. We face this decision not only in north korea, it is far past time for the nations of the world to confront another reckless regime, one that speaks openly of mass murder, vowing death to america, destruction to israel and ruin for many leaders and nations in this room. The iranian government masks a corrupt dictatorship behind the false guise of a democracy. It has turned a wealthy country with a rich history and culture into an economically depleted rogue state whose chief exports are violence, bloodshed and chaos. The longest suffering victims of irans leaders are, in fact its own people. Rather than use its resources to improve iranian lives, its oil profits go to fund hezbollah and other terrorists that kill innocent muslims and attack their peaceful arab and israeli neighbors. This wealth which rightly belongs to irans people also goes to shore up Bashar Al Assads dictatorship, fuel yemen civil war and undermine peace throughout the entire middle east. We cannot let a murderous regime continue these destabilizing activities while building dangerous missiles and we cannot abide by an agreement if it provides cover for the eventualeventual construction of a nuclear program. [ applause ] the iran deal was one of the worst and most onesided transactions the United States has ever entered into. Frankly, that deal is an embarrassment to the United States and i dont think youve heard the last of it. Believe me. It is time for the entire world to join us in demanding that irans government end its pursuit of death and destruction. It is time for the regime to free all americans and citizens of other nations that they have unjustly detained. And above all irans government must stop supporting terrorists, begin serving its own people and respect the sovereign rights of its neighbors. The entire world understands that the good people of iran want change and other than the vast military power of the United States, that irans people are what their leaders fear the most. This is what causes the regime to restrict internet access, tear down satellite dishes, shoot unarmed student protesters and imprison political reformists. Oppressive regimes cannot endure forever and the day will come when the people will face a choice, will they continue down the path of poverty, bloodshed and terror, or will the iranian people return to the nations proud roots as a center of civilization, culture and wealth where their people can be happy and prosperous once again. The iranian regimes support for terror is in stark contrast to the recent commitments of many of its neighbors to fight terrorism and halt its financing. In saudi arabia early last year, i was greatly honored to address the leaders of more than 50 arab and muslim nations. We agreed that all responsible nations must Work Together to confront terrorists and the islamic extremism that inspires them. We will stop radical islamic ter