Before President Donald Trump addressed the General Assembly at the United Nations today, his Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave a preview of Trump’s speech to Fox News. (His administration just revoked approximately $1 billion in funding this year to the U.N., which Trump has accused previously of “not being well run.”)This isn’t the first time President Trump has targeted an institution with which he had personal experience involving rejection. Decades ago, Columbia University — a 2025 target of the President — turned down an opportunity to purchase a $400 million midtown property from Trump to expand its New York City campus. The parties recently agreed on a $221 million settlement.) A New York Times story on the scuttled Columbia real estate deal also notably mentions that CBS, another current Trump target, also “balked” on developing part of the property.