Trump criticizes Iran and Cuba at the UN General Assembly... CNN reporter: 'You shouldn't be here'

Criticism in front of heads of state and delegations... CNN reported, “You shouldn’t be here.”

"Melania, you're doing a great job" Praising my wife... Anti-Trump protests outside the UN

(New York = Yonhap News) Correspondent Soo-jeong Lim and Yeon-sook Kim = “Iran was the rogue of the Middle East.” “Cuba is a completely failed country.”

On the 22nd (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump stood on the podium at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, which was packed with leaders and diplomats from around the world, and poured out harsh criticism toward hostile countries such as Iran and Cuba.

On this day, President Trump appeared as the second speaker, as is custom, and devoted much of the first half of his speech to emphasizing the legitimacy of the military operation against Iran that has been carried out over the past six months.

In the process, President Trump said, "They were the rogues of the Middle East, but they are not the rogues anymore," to the effect that they achieved great results in military operations against Iran.

“I have to make a big decision,” he said, and even mentioned the possibility of negotiating with Iran to give them a chance to rebuild or “annihilating” Iran.

It is unusual for such crude criticism to be poured out at the United Nations General Assembly, where delegations and leaders of each country gather in one place.

As intense criticism continued, the Iranian delegation sitting at the general meeting left as a group in protest, leaving only one working-level representative staff member behind.

Iranian President Massoud Fezezhikian and Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi did not initially enter the general assembly hall during President Trump's speech.

President Trump's harsh language continued towards Cuba.

President Trump said of Cuba, "Our administration is seeking fundamental changes in the situation in Cuba," and defined Cuba as a "completely failed state."

He then claimed, “It is collapsing like never before, and it will eventually collapse.”

The Cuban delegation sitting at the General Assembly also left the General Assembly during President Trump's remarks.

Although it was the United Nations General Assembly where leaders of each country gathered to emphasize multilateralism and international cooperation, President Trump's speech that day became a stage for direct pressure by mentioning countries that have been at odds with the United States.

President Trump criticized the United Nations again this year as he did last year.

He argued that the United Nations "should not impose the far-left agenda of unelected globalist bureaucrats on sovereign nations."

He called on member states to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is threatening to be disbanded because it violates U.S. sovereignty, calling it an “out of control institution” and a “rogue institution.”

When President Trump arrived at the UN headquarters this morning, he also poured out his complaints towards the media.

He found a CNN reporter among the media covering the heads of state who arrived at the UN General Assembly, including himself, and said, "I'm surprised that CNN is here and covering me," and "You shouldn't be here."

President Trump previously banned three media outlets, including CNN, MS Now, and Politico, from entering the White House on the grounds that they were reporting 'fake news' about him.

However, President Trump, who was sharp here and there, became softer when he mentioned his wife, Melania.

President Trump introduced that First Lady Melania Trump has been working to help reunite children who were separated from their families due to the war in Ukraine, and that on this day, the United Nations is hosting the 'Fostering the Future Together' event to improve the lives of children and youth around the world.

He then praised her again, saying, “Thank you so much, Melania,” and “You’re great. You’re doing a really great job.”

First lady Melania Trump responded by smiling and waving.

Meanwhile, the escalator, which caused controversy after stopping when President Trump attended the United Nations General Assembly last year, operated without any problems on this day.

The subtitle machine (teleprompter), which did not work when Trump began his speech last year, worked without problems that day.

An anti-Trump protest also took place outside the UN headquarters that day.

Hundreds of protesters held picket signs and chanted slogans on the streets near the United Nations General Assembly even before President Trump's speech began.