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What to know about Trump's combative UN speech

President Trump's lengthy and highly contentious speech questioned the purpose of the United Nations during its 80th annual gathering.

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Trump followed through on what the White House previewed as “tough talk” to the global body, in a speech that lasted nearly an hour, the longest U.N. address of any U.S. president ever.

“Both the immigration and their suicidal energy ideas will be the death of Western Europe if something is not done immediately,” Trump said, making an argument for closed borders and unfettered energy exploitation.

“Time to end the failed experiment of open borders. End it now. I can tell you — I’m really good at this stuff — your countries are going to hell,” he added later.

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