Trump launched the diatribe against the U.N. as U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres listened from his seat just behind the podium. He stressed that his drive to end wars is not for winning a Nobel Peace Prize, but for "saving lives." "America is blessed with the strongest economy, the strongest borders, the strongest military, the strongest friendships and the strongest spirit of any nation on the face of the earth. Reiterating his administration's pursuit of "fair" and "reciprocal" trade, Trump defended his use of tariffs as a "defense mechanism." Trump also called for countries to join in ending the development of biological weapons "once and for all."