Trump Questions Purpose of United Nations in UNGA Address“I was too busy working to save millions of lives, that is the saving and stopping these [seven] wars. That being the case, what is the purpose of the United Nations?” Trump said in his address to the United Nations General Assembly. Trump further stated that, despite its significant potential to resolve global conflicts, the United Nations is falling far short of fulfilling that promise. “We want to have a cessation of the development of nuclear weapons,” Trump said in his address to the United Nations General Assembly. "It's too bad that I had to do these things instead of the United Nations doing them, and sadly, in all cases, the United Nations did not even try to help in any of them," Trump said.