Trump’s big UN speech received with awkward laughter in embarrassing backfire

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But UN officials and experts have warned that Trump’s approach to the global body could lead to a waning of US influence. “It’s too bad that I had to do these things instead of the United Nations doing them,” Trump said. “That being the case, what is the purpose of the United Nations? On Monday, Chile and the Netherlands convened a roundtable to discuss the importance of human rights and multilateral co-operation – without the US. “We see a more diverse group of states leading on the Human Rights Council, with a range of Latin American states, for example, stepping up to collectively ensure accountability for human rights violations in Venezuela and Nicaragua.