Even in his first term, he was no fan of the flavour of multilateralism that the United Nations espouses. “What is the purpose of the United Nations?” Trump said. “Our country is behind the United Nations 100%,” Trump told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Trump touted “the renewal of American strength around the world” and his efforts to help end several wars. He peppered his speech with criticism of global institutions doing too little to end war and solve the world’s biggest problems.