In his UN General Assembly address, US President Donald Trump criticised climate change initiatives, calling them the “greatest con job the world has ever seen” and warning that misguided policies are harming nations while failing to deliver promised results.
In his address, Trump argued that nations should prioritise economic growth, energy security, and national sovereignty over what he described as costly, ineffective global environmental schemes.
“Climate change is the greatest con job the world has ever seen,” Trump said, asserting that international strategies are wasting trillions of dollars while doing little to improve the planet. “They are spending trillions of dollars, and for what? The world is getting poorer.”
Trump questioned the motivations behind climate agreements, suggesting that the global focus on environmental policies often comes at the expense of economic growth, energy security, and national sovereignty. “We are being told to shut down industries, close power plants, and sacrifice our people’s prosperity all based on theories that have not proven themselves,” he said.
He also linked climate policies to broader economic issues, claiming that countries enforcing costly green measures are “They are destroying jobs, killing growth, and making energy unaffordable for millions of people,” he said, pointing to high energy costs and regulatory burdens as evidence that the policies are doing more harm than good.
Trump positioned himself as a defender of national interests, emphasising that economic independence and secure energy supplies should come before international climate commitments. He dismissed multilateral approaches he described as ineffective, noting, “We are not here to bow to the climate mob. We put America first, and other nations should do the same,” he declared, calling on other countries to reconsider heavy-handed climate mandates.”
He warned that multilateral agreements, including those promoted by the United Nations, often function more as political exercises than practical solutions. “We must act in the real world, not in a fantasy dictated by bureaucrats who think they know better,” he said.
“The world must focus on reality, not ideology, if that, if we want prosperity and security for our people.”
Story was adapted from Arise News.
