At the United Nations on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump openly questioned what the organization is even for — and strongly implied that it is unable to accomplish much of anything.

He first complained about the seemingly minor matters of a broken escalator at the UN building in New York and a malfunctioning Teleprompter at the podium.

In fact, escalators not working are indicative of a U.S.-imposed funding crisis at the UN. In recent months, its offices in New York and Geneva have intermittently turned off elevators and escalators to save money. That's due in part to delays in funding from the United States, which is the top donor of the world body.

Trump then told the General Assembly he was doing the UN's job for it. He claimed he had ended seven wars since resuming the U.S. pre

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